NGC 1633 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Taurus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, three non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 9 December 1798.
NGC 1762 Group NGC 1633 is a member of NGC 1762 group (also known as LGG 120). This group contains 27 galaxies, including NGC 1590, NGC 1642, , , NGC 1719, NGC 1762, and .
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 1633: SN 2010kg (TypeIa, mag. 18.8) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 29 November 2010.
See also List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
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