NGC 1198

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Perseus}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Sky|03|06|13.2578|+|41|50|55.883}}

{{Infobox Galaxy

| name = NGC 1198

| image = NGC1198 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| caption= The elliptical galaxy NGC 1198

| constellation name = Perseus

| epoch = J2000

| type = E-SO{{cite web

| website=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| publisher = NASA and Caltech

| title=Results for object NGC 1198

| url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+1198

| access-date=3 August 2024}}

| ra = {{RA|03|06|13.2578}}

| dec = {{DEC|+41|50|55.883}}

| dist_ly = {{convert|20.92 ± 1.48|Mpc|Mly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}

| z = 0.005310

| h_radial_v = 1592 ± 6 km/s

| appmag_v = 12.5

| size_v = {{Val|1.4|×|0.8|u=arcminute}}

| size = ~{{convert|17.78|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}} (estimated)

| names = {{ odlist | IC=282 | PGC= 11648 | UGC= 2533 | CGCG= 540-038 | MCG= +07-07-024 | 2MASX= J03061323+4150563}}

}}

NGC 1198 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1419 ± 14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 20.92 ± 1.48 Mpc (~68 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 6 December 1880. This galaxy was also observed by the American astronomer Lewis Swift on 27 October 1888, and was later added to the Index Catalogue as IC 282.{{cite web | url = https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc11a.htm#1198 | title = New General Catalogue Objects: NGC{{nbsp}}1198 | last = Seligman | first = Courtney | website = Celestial Atlas | access-date = 14 December 2024}}

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1198: SN 2024epr (type Ia, mag 19.3721) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 19 March 2024.{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}2024epr | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024epr | publisher = IAU | access-date=15 December 2024}}