NGC 1512

NGC 1512
NGC 1512
	The nuclear ring of NGC 1512 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).; Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Horologium
Right ascension	04h 03m 54.3s
Declination	−43° 20′ 56″
Redshift	898 ± 3 km/s
Distance	11.6 Mpc (38 Mly) h−1; 0.73
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.1
Characteristics
Type	SB(r)ab
Apparent size (V)	8.9′ × 5.6′
Other designations
	PGC 14391

NGC 1512 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 38 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Horologium. The galaxy displays a double ring structure, with a (nuclear) ring around the galactic nucleus and an (inner) further out in the main disk. The galaxy hosts an extended UV disc with at least 200 clusters with recent star formation activity. NGC 1512 is a member of the Dorado Group.

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