NGC 1585 | |
Constellation Name: | Caelum |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Type: | SAc[1] |
Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
Z: | 0.015534 |
H Radial V: | 4657 ± 31 km/s |
Appmag V: | 13.5 |
Size V: | 1.2' x 0.7' |
Size: | ~39.66kpc (estimated) |
Names: | , ESO 303- G 018 |
NGC 1585 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Caelum. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,635 ± 31km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 68.4 ± 4.8Mpc (∼223million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 1 December 1837.
One supernova has been observed in NGC1585: SN2023vio (type Iax, mag.19).[2]