Astronomy:NGC 1536

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NGC 1536
A Legacy Survey DR10 image of NGC 1536
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationReticulum
Right ascension 04h 11m 00.90s[1]
Declination−56° 29′ 13.0″[1]
Redshift0.004059 ± 4.30e-5[1]
Distance57 Mly (17.71 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.5[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)c pec?[1]
Size42,000 ly[1]
Apparent size (V)1.905′ × 1.259′[2]
Notable featuresN/A
Other designations
ESO 157-IG 005,[1] ESO 040957-5636.9,[1] AM 0409-563,[1] WISEA J041059.94-562850.6[1]

NGC 1536 is a peculiar barred spiral galaxy located around 57 million light-years away in the constellation Reticulum.[1][2][3] It was discovered on December 4th, 1834 by the English astronomer John Herschel, and it has a diameter around 42,000 light-years.[1][2][4] NGC 1536 is not known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[1][2]

SN 1997D

SN 1997D was a Type II Supernova in NGC 1536 discovered by Duília de Mello on 14 January 1997.[5] SN 1997D had a low expansion velocity, and it is believed that the explosion produced a stellar mass black hole, instead of a neutron star. SN 1997D was located in the southernmost part of NGC 1536.[6]

References

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