NGC 1637

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NGC 1637

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1637.
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension 04h 41m 28.2s[1]
Declination -02° 51′ 29″[1]
Redshift 717 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance 25 Mly[citation needed]
Type SAB(rs)c[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 4′.0 × 3′.2[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.5[1]
Other designations
PGC 15821[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 1637 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 25 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. A supernova (SN 1999em) was observed in NGC 1637.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 1637. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.


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