NGC 1637

Alt. Designations:

NGC 1637

Object Type:

barred spiral galaxy

Constellation:

Eridanus

Distance:

25 mly

Right Ascension:

04h 41m 28.2s

Declination:

-02° 51´ 28"

Visual Magnitude:

10.8

Apparent Dimension:

3.3´ X 2.7´

Best Month To View:

Dec

NGC 1637 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 25 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. A supernova (SN 1999em) was observed in NGC 1637.