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jbozeman | NGC 1637

NGC 1637 is an isolated, non-interacting intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus, about a degree to the WNW of the star Mu Eridani. It is located at a distance of about 9.77 ± 1.82 Mpc (31.9 ± 5.9 Mly) from the Milky Way. The galaxy is inclined at an angle of 31.1° to the line of sight from the Earth and the long axis is oriented along a position angle of 16.3°. Data from the James Webb Space Telescope Release Date: 2024-10-08 16:26:03 Camera: NIRCAM Color Mapped: RED - F444W ORANGE - F405N-F444W YELLOW - F360M GREEN - FF335M CYAN - F277W BLUE - F212N BLUE - F187N PURPLE - F150W2-F164N VIOLET - F150W Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2024 Image & Description by jbozeman.