NGC 1537
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Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Distance
- 5,552 light-years
- Redshift
- z = 0.00454
- Coordinates
- RA 63.4195° · Dec -31.6452°
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Right ascension
- 04 13 40.71
- Declination
- −31 ° 64 ′ 47 ″
- Redshift
- 0.004543±0.00007
- Distance
- 64 Mly (19.6 M pc )
- Type
- E3
- Size
- 79,000 ly
- Apparent size v
- 3.9' x 2.6'
- Notable features
- Large area of star-forming regions
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1537 is an elliptical galaxy located around 64 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. NGC 1537 is south of the celestial equator and it was discovered by John Herschel in 1835. NGC 1537 is not known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.
See also
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