NGC 1537

Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: elliptical galaxy
Constellation: Eridanus
Distance from Earth: 18.42
Image: NGC 1537 DSS.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 14695
galaxy morphological type: E
time of discovery or invention: 1835-11-18
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
redshift: 0.004540
apparent magnitude: 7.729
radial velocity: 1358
Commons category: NGC 1537
right ascension: 63.4196083
declination: -31.6454111
epoch: J2000.0

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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.

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