Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Octans (Oct)  ·  Contains:  HD220866  ·  NGC 7637  ·  PGC 224614
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
NGC7637 - face-on spiral galaxy in Octans, James Tickner
Powered byPixInsight

NGC7637 - face-on spiral galaxy in Octans

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
NGC7637 - face-on spiral galaxy in Octans, James Tickner
Powered byPixInsight

NGC7637 - face-on spiral galaxy in Octans

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

NGC7637 is a small 13th magnitude galaxy in the far southern constellation of Octans. Measuring approximately 2' across, it is orientated almost face-on. Classified as Sc in the Hubble sequence, its spiral arms are loosely wound. Its apparent neighbour is the 15.5 magnitude PGC 224614.

Comments

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

NGC7637 - face-on spiral galaxy in Octans, James Tickner

In these public groups

First on Astrobin

In these collections

80° South