NGC 1537 is an elliptical galaxy located around 64 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.[1] NGC 1537 is south of the celestial equator and it was discovered by John Herschel in 1835.[2] It also has an active galactic nucleus, containing a supermassive black hole.[1][2]
| NGC 1537 | |
|---|---|
 A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 1537 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 04h 13m 40.71s[1] |
| Declination | −31° 64′ 47″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004543±0.00007[1] |
| Distance | 64 Mly (19.6 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E3[2] |
| Size | 79,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.9 x 2.6[1] |
| Notable features | Large area of star-forming regions |
| Other designations | |
| MCG-05-11-005,[1] ESO 420-12,[1] PGC 14695,[1] GSC 07037-01191[1] | |
See also
edit- NGC 154, a similar elliptical galaxy
- NGC 3640, a similar elliptical galaxy with around the same size.
- NGC 3311, a supergiant elliptical galaxy
References
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Media related to NGC 1537 at Wikimedia Commons
