NGC 36
| NGC 36 | |
|---|---|
 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] |
| Heliocentric 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0036. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ a b "Distance Results for NGC 0036". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ a b c "NGC 36". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1 - 49". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
External links
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Media related to NGC 36 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 36 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
