Q1043365
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spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
Key facts
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Right ascension
- 03 43 37.08
- Declination
- −35 ° 51 ′ 10.90 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1387 ± 8 km/s
- Distance
- 58 Mly (17.8 Mpc )
- Absolute magnitude b
- −19.00
- Type
- (R')SAB(rs)ab
- Mass
- 6.4 × 10 (Stellar mass)/2.03 × 10 (Total Mass) M ☉
- Size
- ~76,000 ly (23.31 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 3.1 x 2.0
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1436 (also called NGC 1437) is a barred spiral galaxy with LINER activity approximately 58 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus. NGC 1436 is a flocculent spiral galaxy lying almost face-on to the Earth. It is a member of the Fornax I cluster.
NGC 1436 is host to a nuclear star cluster with an estimated mass of around 2 × 10 M☉, and is also host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of around 3.2 × 10 M☉.
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