NGC 1537 is an elliptical galaxy located around 64 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.[1] NGC 1537 is south of the celestial equator and it was discovered by John Herschel in 1835.[2] It also has an active galactic nucleus, containing a supermassive black hole.[1][2]

NGC 1537
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 1537
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension04h 13m 40.71s[1]
Declination−31° 64′ 47″[1]
Redshift0.004543±0.00007[1]
Distance64 Mly (19.6 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.5[1]
Characteristics
TypeE3[2]
Size79,000 ly
Apparent size (V)3.9 x 2.6[1]
Notable featuresLarge area of star-forming regions
Other designations
MCG-05-11-005,[1] ESO 420-12,[1] PGC 14695,[1] GSC 07037-01191[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 1537 - Elliptical Galaxy in Eridanus | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
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