| NGC 1365 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 33m 36.4s[1] |
| Declination | −36° 08′ 25″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005457±0.000003[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,636±1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 74 Mly (22.69 Mpc)h−1 0.6774 (Light-travel) |
| Group or cluster | Fornax Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SBb(s)b[1] |
| Size | 201,700 to 306,800 ly (61.85 to 94.08 kpc) (diameter; 2MASS K-band total and D25.5 B-band isophotes)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 11.2′ × 6.2′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, ESO 358-G 017, NGC 1365, UGC 5887, LEDA 13179, MCG -06-08-026, PGC 13179[1], VV 825 | |
NGC 1365, also known as the Fornax Propeller Galaxy[2] or the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy,[3] is a double-barred spiral galaxy about 75 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered on 2 September 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1365. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
- ^ Stoyan, Ronald; Schurig, Stephan (2014). interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Erlangen: Cambridge University Press; Oculum-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-1-107-50338-0. OCLC 920437579.
- ^ Garlick, Mark A. (2004). Astronomy: A Visual Guide. Firefly Books. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-55297-958-7.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 1365". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 16 August 2024.