NGC 1037
Unknown | |
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NGC 1037 | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02h 39m 58.4s |
declination | -01 ° 44 ′ 03 ″ |
Further data | |
history | |
discovery |
Lewis Swift |
Date of discovery |
September 29, 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1037 • | |
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NGC 1037 is an entry in the New General Catalog relating to a lost or nonexistent celestial body. This object was captured by Lewis Swift on September 29, 1886 .
It is also possible that NGC 1037 is the galaxy IC 243 , which was observed by the French astronomer Stéphane Javelle on January 26, 1892. Other databases, such as SIMBAD, link the object with the galaxy PGC 9973 .
SDSS image from PGC 9973