NGC 1137

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Galaxy
NGC 1137
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NGC 1137 [1]
NGC 1137
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 54 m 02.73 s
declination + 02 ° 57 ′ 43.5 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R ') SA (rs) b  
Brightness  (visual) 12.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.3 mag
Angular expansion 2.2 ′ × 1.3 ′
Position angle 20 °
Surface brightness 13.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 1137 group
LGG 79  
Redshift 0.010147 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 3042 ± 5 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(136 ± 9)  ·  10 6  ly
(41.8 ± 2.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date October 17, 1885
Catalog names
NGC  1137 • UGC  2374 • PGC  10942 • CGCG  389-042 • MCG  + 00-08-043 • IRAS  02514 + 0245 • 2MASX  J02540274 + 0257436 • GALEX ASC J025402.65 + 025745.7 • HIPASS J0254 + 02 • LDCE 212 NED001

NGC 1137 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 136 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter . Together with four other galaxies, it forms the NGC 1137 group ( LGG 79 ).

In the same area of ​​the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 273 .

The Type Ia / P supernova SN 2010lp was observed here.

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on October 17, 1885 .

NGC 1137 group ( LGG 79 )

Galaxy Alternative name Distance / million ly
NGC 1137 PGC 10942 136
NGC 1153 PGC 11230 140
IC 273 PGC 11156 143
IC 277 PGC 11336 128
PGC 11252 UGC 2441 137

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1137
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. Simbad
  6. Seligman