NGC 1365

NGC 1365
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationFornax
Right ascension03h 33m 36.4s[1]
Declination−36° 08′ 25″[1]
Redshift0.005457±0.000003[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1,636±km/s[1]
Distance74 Mly (22.69 Mpc)h−1
0.6774

(Light-travel)
Group or clusterFornax Cluster
Apparent magnitude (V)10.3[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SBb(s)b[1]
Size201,700 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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1365. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
  2. ^ Stoyan, Ronald; Schurig, Stephan (2014). interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Erlangen: Cambridge University Press; Oculum-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-1-107-50338-0. OCLC 920437579.
  3. ^ Garlick, Mark A. (2004). Astronomy: A Visual Guide. Firefly Books. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-55297-958-7.
  4. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 1365". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 16 August 2024.