NGC 1363 is a peculiar barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Eridanus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . It was discovered by American astronomer Sherburne Wesley Burnham on 31 December 1877.
NGC 1363 is a Seyfert I galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1363: SN 2022ackv (TypeIa, mag. 17.476) was discovered by ATLAS on 7 December 2022. SN 2025xaz (Type Ia, mag. 18.63) was discovered by GOTO on 7 September 2025.
See also List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
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