| 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 Mpc) [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] NGC 1537 is not known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus. [1] [2]
