NGC 1672
E513037
NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its prominent central bar, active star-forming regions, and striking dust lanes, located in the southern constellation Dorado.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | barred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~10.3 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | ~6.6 × 5.5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
H II regions
ⓘ
massive young star clusters ⓘ |
| declination | −59° 15′ (approx) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | James Dunlop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1826 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~18 megaparsecs
ⓘ
~60 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | field galaxy or loose group member ⓘ |
| galaxyType | barred spiral ⓘ |
| hasActivity | active star formation ⓘ |
| hasBar | strong bar ⓘ |
| hasBulge | bright central bulge ⓘ |
| hasDust | interstellar dust in disk ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dust lanes
ⓘ
nuclear star-forming ring ⓘ prominent central bar ⓘ ring-like structure ⓘ spiral arms ⓘ |
| hasGas |
molecular gas (H2)
ⓘ
neutral hydrogen (H I) ⓘ |
| hasNucleus | active galactic nucleus candidate ⓘ |
| hasSpiralStructure | grand-design spiral ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRegion |
central ring
ⓘ
spiral arms ⓘ |
| HubbleType | SBbc ⓘ |
| inclination | moderately inclined to line of sight ⓘ |
| isTargetOf |
Chandra X-ray Observatory observations
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope observations ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern sky ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SB(r)bc ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
ESO 118-G023
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IRAS 04432-5948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | local universe ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | ~1320 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.0044 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 04h 45m (approx) ⓘ |
| showsDust | prominent dust lanes along bar ⓘ |
| spectralFeatures | emission lines from H II regions ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dorado
subject surface form:
Dorado