NGC 1637
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Image:NGC 1637.jpg | |
Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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Constellation: | Eridanus |
Right ascension: | 04h 41m 28.2s[1] |
Declination: | -02° 51′ 29″[1] |
Redshift: | 717 ± 1 km/s[1] |
Distance: | 25 Mly[citation needed] |
Type: | SAB(rs)c[1] |
Apparent dimensions (V): | 4′.0 × 3′.2[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V): | 11.5[1] |
Notable features: | |
Other designations | |
PGC 15821[1] | |
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies |
NGC 1637 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 25 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. A supernova (SN 1999em) was observed in NGC 1637.