NGC 1585

NGC 1585
The spiral galaxy NGC 1585.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Caelum
Right ascension	04h 27m 33.01s[1]
Declination	−42° 09′ 54.8″[1]
Redshift	0.015534[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4657 ± 31 km/s[1]
Distance	223.0 ± 15.8 Mly (68.36 ± 4.83 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.5[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAc[1]
Size	~129,400 ly (39.66 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.2' x 0.7'[1]
Other designations
IRAS 04259-4216, 2MASX J04273300-4209549, MCG -07-10-006, PGC 15150, ESO 303- G 018[1]

NGC 1585 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Caelum. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,635 ± 31 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 68.4 ± 4.8 Mpc (∼223 million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 1 December 1837.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1585: SN 2023vio (type Iax, mag. 19).^[2]

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)

• Media related to NGC 1585 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 1585 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images