NGC 1537

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Galaxy
NGC 1537
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NGC 1537 [1]
NGC 1537
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 13 m 40.71 s
declination -31 ° 38 ′ 43.5 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB0-  
Brightness  (visual) 10.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 11.5 likes
Angular expansion 3.9 ′ × 2.6 ′
Position angle 98 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 1532 group
LGG 111  
Redshift 0.004767 ± 0.000060  
Radial velocity 1429 ± 18 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(58 ± 4)  ·  10 6  ly
(17.7 ± 1.3)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date November 18, 1835
Catalog names
NGC  1537 • PGC  14695 • ESO  420-G012 • MCG  -05-11-005 • 2MASX  J04134070-3138434 • SGC  041144-3146.3 • GALEX ASC J041340.71-313843.8 • LDCE 289 NED004

NGC 1537 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type I / SB0 in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 58 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light-years across . The galaxy is a member of the 10 galaxies counting NGC 1532 group ( LGG 111 ).

The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 18, 1835 .

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 1537
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman