NGC 37
Appearance
NGC 37 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Phoenix |
Right ascension | 00h 11m 22.93s |
Declination | −56° 57′ 26.4″ |
Redshift | 0.032606[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9775 ± 45 km/s[1] |
Distance | 131 Mpc[1] (427 million ly) Redshift-based |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.66[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (RL)SAB0^0 |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.7'[1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 801 |
NGC 37 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Phoenix constellation. It is approximately 42 kiloparsecs (137,000 light-years) in diameter and about 12.9 billion years old.[1]
References
External links
- NGC 37 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images