File:NGC36_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Q43819
Sign in to saveAlso known as New General Catalogue 36
spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
Key facts
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Right ascension
- 00 11 22.3
- Declination
- +06 ° 23 ′ 22 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 6030 ± 4 km/s
- Distance
- 221 M ly , (67.7 M pc )
- Type
- SBb
- Apparent size v
- 2.2 ′ × 1.3 ′
via Wikipedia infobox
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
NGC 36 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is located about 221 million light-years (68 megaparsecs) away. It was discovered in October 25, 1785, by the astronomer William Herschel.
NGC 36 (2MASS)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q43819” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.