| NGC 1536 | |
|---|---|
 A Legacy Survey DR10 image of NGC 1536 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Reticulum |
| Right ascension | 04h 11m 00.90s[1] |
| Declination | −56° 29′ 13.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004059 ± 4.30e-5[1] |
| Distance | 57Mly (17.71 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(s)c pec?[1] |
| Size | 42,000 ly[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.905′ × 1.259′[2] |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 157-IG 005,[1]ESO 040957-5636.9,[1] AM 0409-563,[1] WISEA J041059.94-562850.6[1] | |
NGC 1536 is apeculiarbarred spiral galaxy located around 57 millionlight-years away in theconstellation Reticulum.[1][2][3] It was discovered on December 4th, 1834 by theEnglishastronomerJohn Herschel, and it has a diameter around 42,000 light-years.[1][2][4] NGC 1536 is not known to have muchstar-formation, and it is not known to have anactive galactic nucleus.[1][2]
SN 1997D is aType II Supernova in NGC 1536 discovered byDuília de Mello in 1997. SN 1997D had a lowexpansion velocity, and it is believed that the explosion produced astellar mass black hole, instead of aneutron star. SN 1997D was located in the southernmost part of NGC 1536.[5]
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