NGC 1365
| NGC 1365 | |
|---|---|
NGC 1365 imaged by the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 33m 36.4s |
| Declination | −36° 08′ 25″ |
| Redshift | 0.005457±0.000003 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1,636±1 km/s |
| Distance | 74 Mly (22.69 Mpc)h−1 0.6774 (Light-travel) |
| Group or cluster | Fornax Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SBb(s)b |
| Size | 201,700 to 306,800 ly (61.85 to 94.08 kpc) (diameter; 2MASS K-band total and D25.5 B-band isophotes) |
| Apparent size (V) | 11.2′ × 6.2′ |
| Other designations | |
| Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, ESO 358-G 017, NGC 1365, UGC 5887, LEDA 13179, MCG -06-08-026, PGC 13179, VV 825 | |
NGC 1365, also known as the Fornax Propeller Galaxy or the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, is a double-barred spiral galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered on 2 September 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.