NGC 1636
Galaxy NGC 1636 |
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NGC 1636 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eridanus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 04 h 40 m 40.20 s |
declination | -08 ° 36 ′ 27.90 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R ') SB (rs) from: / Sy2 |
Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 0 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.013886 ± 0.000030 |
Radial velocity | 4163 ± 9 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(182 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (55.7 ± 3.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | January 30, 1786 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1636 • PGC 15800 • MCG -01-12-042 • IRAS 04382-0842 • 2MASX J04404018-0836281 • GC 887 • H II 522 • h 326/2654 • GALEX ASC J044040.20-083627.8 LDCE • 330 • NED010 NVSS J044040 -083621 • WISEA J044040.20-083628.2 |
NGC 1636 is a spiral galaxy with an active galaxy core of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 182 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1632 , NGC 1646 , NGC 1648 , IC 384 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on January 30, 1786 .