NGC 1365
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An ultraviolet image of NGC 1365 taken with GALEX. |
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Right ascension: | 03h 33m 36.4s[1] |
| Declination: | -36° 08′ 25″[1] |
| Redshift: | 1636 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 60 Mly[citation needed] |
| Type: | (R')SBb(s)b[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 11′.2 × 6′.2[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 10.3[1] |
| Notable features: | |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 13179[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 1365 is a barred spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. The core is an oval shape with an apparent size of about 50″ × 40″.[2] The spiral arms extend in a curve north and south from the ends of the east-west bar and form an almost ring like Z-shaped halo.[2]
NGC 1365 has a diameter of 160,000 light-years, making it a large galaxy in the foreground[2] of Fornax cluster. It rotates clockwise as seen from Earth. Supernovae 2001du, 1983V, and 1957C were observed in NGC 1365.
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Fine Details in a Barred Galaxy — ESO press release
- Starry Bulges Yield Secrets to Galaxy Growth — Hubble Space Telescope press release
- ESA/Hubble news release
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 1365. Retrieved on November 21, 2006.
- ^ a b c Kepple, George Robert; Glen W. Sanner (1998). The Night Sky Observer's Guide, Volume 1. Willmann-Bell, Inc., 198. ISBN 0-943396-58-1.
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