NGC 1365

Embed this Topic
NGC 1365 is a barred spiral galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. The core is an oval shape with an apparent size of about 50″ × 40″. The spiral arms extend in a curve north and south from the ends of the east-west bar and form an almost ring like Z-shaped halo. Supernovae 2001du, 1983V, and 1957C were observed in NGC 1365.
Read article at Wikipedia

We can tell you that NGC 1365 is a…

If you know more about NGC 1365, you can add more facts here »

Similar topics in Freebase

  • Ursa Minor Dwarf

    Ursa Minor Dwarf

    The Ursa Minor Dwarf dwarf elliptical galaxy was discovered by A.G. Wilson of the Lowell Observatory in 1954. It is part of the Ursa Minor constellation, and a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way. The galaxy consists mainly of older stars and there appears to be little to no ongoing star formation in...
  • NGC 1260

    NGC 1260

    NGC 1260 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Perseus. It is home to the second brightest object in the observable universe as of October 2007, supernova SN 2006gy.
  • AM 0644-741

    AM 0644-741

    AM 0644-741 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy, and a ring galaxy which means it has a ring of nebulae around it. The ring was formed by a collision with another galaxy that triggered a gravitational disruption. The disruption caused dust in the galaxy to condense, and form stars, which forced it to...
  • NGC 147

    NGC 147

    NGC 147 (DDO3) is a Dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.58 Mly away in the constellation Cassiopeia. NGC is a member of the Local group of galaxies and a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). It forms a physical pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 185, another remote satellite of M31. It was...
  • NGC 1672

    NGC 1672

    NGC 1672 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Dorado. It was originally thought to be a member of the Dorado Group, however, this membership was later rejected. NGC 1672 has a large bar which is estimated to measure around 20 kpc. It has very strong radio emissions emanating from...

  • NGC 2812

    NGC 2812 is a galaxy in constellation Cancer. It was discovered by Albert Marth on February 17, 1865.

These people have edited this topic:

  • jon Metaweb Staff
Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!

Freebase Attribution

Freebase data is free for use under the CC-BY license.

The original description for NGC 1365 was automatically generated from Wikipedia.org licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
[1]
Learn more about Freebase licensing and attribution