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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Article

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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