NGC_37

NGC 37

NGC 37

Galaxy located in the constellation Phoenix

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]

Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...

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.

Group membership

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.

NGC 37 by DSS

References

  1. [1]
    "NED results for NGC 37". NED via University of California. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  2. [2]
    "SIMBAD references". simbad.cds.unistra.fr. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  3. [3]
    "SCG2 0009-5713". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2022-08-29.


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