NGC 1172

{{short description|Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus}}

{{Infobox Galaxy

| name = NGC 1172

| image = 250px

| caption = Hubble image of NGC 1172

| other_names = NGC 1172 group

| epoch = J2000

| constellation name = Eridanus

| ra = {{RA|03|01|36.06150}}{{cite DR2}}

| dec = {{DEC|-14|50|11.4965}}

| z = 0.00548

| h_radial_v = 1638 km/s

| dist_ly = {{cvt|21.18|±|0.14|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}{{cite journal|bibcode=2016AJ....152...50T|doi=10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50|arxiv=1605.01765|title=Cosmicflows-3|author1=Tully, R. Brent|author2=Courtois, Hélène M.|author3=Sorce, Jenny G.|journal=The Astronomical Journal|volume=152|issue=2|id=50|pages=21|date=2016|s2cid=250737862 |doi-access=free }}

| group_cluster =

| type = E

| size =

| appmag_v = 11.75{{cite web|url=http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%201172|title=Search specification: NGC 1172|work=HyperLeda|publisher=Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1|access-date=2020-09-06}}

| appmag_b = 12.76

| absmag_v =

| size_v =

| notes =

| names = {{odlist|UGC=|MCG=-03-08-059|PGC=11420}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 1172|access-date=2020-09-06}}

}}

NGC 1172 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 30, 1785.{{Cite web|url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+1172|title=NGC 1172|website=sim-id}}{{Cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc11a.htm#1172|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1150 - 1199|website=cseligman.com}}