NGC 1365 · galaxy

Great Barred Spiral

NGC 1365, also known as the Fornax Propeller Galaxy or the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, is a double-barred spiral galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax.

RA03h 33m 36sDec−36° 08' 24"

Image: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), Jen Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab). CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation: NGC 1365
All designations: NGC 1365 · Great Barred Spiral
Object type: Galaxy
Constellation: For
Best viewing: Autumn

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000): 03h 33m 36s
Declination (J2000): −36° 08' 24"
Apparent magnitude (V): —
Distance: —
Redshift (z): 0.005457

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Visibility tonight

The science

NGC 1365, also known as the Fornax Propeller Galaxy or the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, is a double-barred spiral galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 2 September 1826.

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