NGC 37 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Phoenix constellation. It is approximately 42 kiloparsecs (137,000 light-years) in diameter and about 12.9 billion years old.[1]
| NGC 37 | |
|---|---|
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h11m 22.93s |
| Declination | −56° 57′ 26.4″ |
| Redshift | 0.032606[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9775 ± 45 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 151.36 Mpc[1] (493,68 million ly) Redshift-based |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.66[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (RL)SAB00 |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.1′ × 0.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 801, ESO 149-22, 2MASX J00112290-5657264, SGC 000855-5714.1, 6dFGS gJ001122.9-565726, [CHM2007] LDC 7 J001122.90-5657264 Gaia DR3 4919494715236325504 | |
It may have a companion galaxy called PGC 95382.[2] Its redshift and radial velocity (z=0.03007 & V=8880 km/s) are really similar so it can be situated quite close to NGC 37.
NGC 37 is a member of SCG2 0009-5713,[3] a compact galaxy group. Its other members are PGC 128413, a spiral galaxy, PGC 128414, a lenticular galaxy similar to NGC 37 and PGC 95382. The galaxy group's redshift is probably around 0.031000 because most of its members have a similar value.
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