| NGC 1585 | |
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The spiral galaxy NGC 1585.
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Caelum |
| Right ascension | 04h27m 33.01s[1] |
| Declination | −42° 09′ 54.8″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015534[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4657 ± 31 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 223.0 ± 15.8 Mly (68.36 ± 4.83 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAc[1] |
| Size | ~129,400 ly (39.66 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.2' x 0.7'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 15150, MCG -07-10-006, ESO 303-018, 2MASX J04273300-4209549, IRAS 04259-4216[1] | |
NGC 1585 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Caelum. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,635 ± 31 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 68.4 ± 4.8 Mpc (∼223 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 1 December 1837.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1585: SN 2023vio (type Iax, mag. 19).[2]
Media related to NGC 1585 at Wikimedia Commons
