NGC 7537
| Galaxy NGC 7537 |
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![NGC 7537 with SDSS J231429.15 + 043025.8 (ro) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC7537_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 7537 with SDSS J231429.15 + 043025.8 (ro) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 23 h 14 m 34.5 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 29 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAbc: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 '× 0.5' |
| Position angle | 79 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.008920 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 2674 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(126 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (38.6 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | August 30, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7537 • UGC 12442 • PGC 70786 • CGCG 406-028 • MCG + 01-59-016 • KUG 2312 + 042 • 2MASX J23143449 + 0429540 • GC 4906 • H II 429 • h 2215 • SDSS J231434.51 + 042954.4 • HOLM 805B • KPG 578A | |
NGC 7537 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 126 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. Together with NGC 7541 , it forms the isolated and gravitationally bound galaxy pair KPG 578 or Holm 805 .
The type II supernova SN 2002gd was observed here.
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
The object was discovered on August 30, 1785 by William Herschel with his 18.7-inch reflector telescope and later included in the New General Catalog by Johan Dreyer .