Astronomy:NGC 36
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 36 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 36 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 11m 22.3s[1] |
Declination | +06° 23′ 22″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020114[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 6030 ± 4 km/s[1] |
Distance | 221 Mly (67.7 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBb[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.2′ × 1.3′[1] |
Other designations | |
NGC 36, UGC 106, PGC 798, IRAS 00088+0606, IRAS F00088+0606, CGCG 408-040, CGCG 0008.8+0606, HIPASS J0011+06, MCG +01-01-043, UZC J001122.3+062321, 2MASX J00112231+0623212, [HDL96] 408-066, GC 19[3] |
NGC 36 is a barred spiral galaxy[3] in the constellation Pisces. It is located about 221 million light-years (68 megaparsecs) away.[2] It was discovered in October 25, 1785, by the astronomer William Herschel.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0036. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+36&img_stamp=yes&extend=no.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Distance Results for NGC 0036". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nDistance?name=NGC+0036.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "NGC 36". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+36.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0.htm#36. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
External links
- NGC 36 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC 36.
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