NGC 7537
Galaxy NGC 7537 |
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NGC 7537 with SDSS J231429.15 + 043025.8 (ro) SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | fishes |
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 |
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 .