NGC 1052

NGC 1052
NGC 1052 (center left) and NGC 1042 (center right) as imaged by Schulman Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension02h 41m 04.79851s[1]
Declination−08° 15′ 20.7517″[1]
Redshift0.004930[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1474 ± 26 km/s[1]
Distance62.0 Mly (19.00 Mpc)[2]
Group or clusterNGC 1052 Group[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.47[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)11.41[2]
Characteristics
TypeE4[2]
Apparent size (V)3.0 × 2.1[2]
Other designations
MCG -01-07-034, PGC 10175[1]
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NGC 1052 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on January 10, 1785 by the astronomer William Herschel.[3] It is a member of the eponymous NGC 1052 Group.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NGC 1052". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gil de Paz, Armando; et al. (December 2007). "The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 173 (2): 185–255. arXiv:astro-ph/0606440. Bibcode:2007ApJS..173..185G. doi:10.1086/516636. S2CID 119085482.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1050 - 1099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.