NGC 1635

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Galaxy
NGC 1635
{{{Card text}}}
SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 40 m 07.9 s
declination -00 ° 32 ′ 51 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R) SB (r) 0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 12.5 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.4 mag
Angular expansion 1.4 ′ × 1.3 ′
Position angle 5 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.011091 ± 0.000150  
Radial velocity 3325 ± 45 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(145 ± 10)  ·  10 6  ly
(44.6 ± 3.2)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date January 1, 1786
Catalog names
NGC  1635 • UGC  3126 • PGC  15773 • CGCG  393-060 • MCG  + 00-12-063 • IRAS  04375-0038 • 2MASX  J04400788-0032512 • GC  886 • H  II 515 • h  325 • GALEX ASC J044007.87-003251.1 • LDCE 311 NED009

NGC 1635 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 145 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light-years across.

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on January 1, 1786 .

Web links

Commons : NGC 1635  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1635
  3. Seligman