NGC 37

NGC 37

NGC 37 by 2MASS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 00h 11m 22.93s
Declination −56° 57 26.4
Redshift 0.032606[1]
Helio radial velocity 9775 ± 45 km/s[1]
Distance 131 Mpc[1]
(427 million ly)
Redshift-based
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.66[1]
Characteristics
Type (RL)SAB0^0
Apparent size (V) 1.1′ × 0.7'[1]
Other designations
PGC 801

NGC 37 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Phoenix constellation. It is approximately 42 kiloparsecs (137,000 light-years) in diameter and about 12.9 billion years old.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NED results for NGC 37". NED via University of California. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
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