Q1043920

interacting spiral galaxy in the constellation Reticulum

Key facts

Constellation: Reticulum
Right ascension: 04 11 00.90
Declination: −56 ° 29 ′ 13.0 ″
Redshift: 0.004059 ± 4.30e-5
Distance: 57 Mly (17.71 M pc )
Type: SB(s)c pec?
Size: 42,000 ly
Apparent size v: 1.905′ × 1.259′
Notable features: N/A

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Wikidata facts

Constellation: Reticulum
Distance from Earth: 16.59
Image: SN 1997D.jpg

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catalog code: APMBGC 157+104+084
Commons category: NGC 1536
time of discovery or invention: 1834-12-04
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
galaxy morphological type: SB(s)cpec?
apparent magnitude: 9.863
right ascension: 62.7493250
declination: -56.4804556
redshift: 0.004323
radial velocity: 1592
epoch: J2000.0

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1536 is a peculiar barred spiral galaxy located around 57 million light-years away in the constellation Reticulum. It was discovered on December 4th, 1834 by the English astronomer John Herschel, and it has a diameter around 42,000 light-years. NGC 1536 is not known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.

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