NGC 36

NGC 36
NGC 36
SDSS image of NGC 36
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 11m 22.3s[1]
Declination+06° 23′ 22″[1]
Redshift0.020114[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6030 ± 4 km/s[1]
Distance221 Mly
(67.7 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSBb[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]

NGC 36 (2MASS)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0036. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  2. ^ a b "Distance Results for NGC 0036". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  3. ^ a b c "NGC 36". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.