NGC 1351

NGC 1351 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax. It has a redshift of z=0.00505, and its distance from Earth can be estimated as 21 million parsecs. It is elongated in shape, and was discovered by John Herschel on October 19, 1835.
The diameter of the galaxy is about 33 kpc, which makes it a medium-size galaxy, and smaller than the Milky Way. It is a member of the Fornax Cluster, a cluster of approximately 200 galaxies. The galaxy possesses a bright nucleus at its center.
It is currently receding from the Solar System at a velocity of 1514 km/s, and 1410 km/s from the cosmic microwave background.