NGC 1537
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 1537
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	04h 13m 40.71s [1]
Declination	−31° 64′ 47″ [1]
Redshift	0.004543±0.00007 [1]
Distance	64 Mly (19.6 M pc) [2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.5 [1]
Characteristics
Type	E3 [2]
Size	79,000 ly
Apparent size (V)	3.9 x 2.6 [1]
Notable features	Large area of star-forming regions
Other designations
MCG-05-11-005, [1] ESO 420-12, [1] PGC 14695, [1] GSC 07037-01191 [1]

NGC 1537 is an elliptical galaxy located around 64 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. ^[1] NGC 1537 is south of the celestial equator and it was discovered by John Herschel in 1835. ^[2] It also has an active galactic nucleus, containing a supermassive black hole. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• NGC 154, a similar elliptical galaxy
• NGC 3640, a similar elliptical galaxy with around the same size.
• NGC 3311, a supergiant elliptical galaxy

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 1537 at Wikimedia Commons