NGC 1086 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 02h 47m 56.37s[1] |
Declination | +41° 14′ 47.3″[1] |
Redshift | 0.013479 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4041 ± 5 km/s[1] |
Distance | 185.1 ± 13.0 Mly (56.76 ± 3.98 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E0[1] |
Size | ~104,200 ly (31.96 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5' x 1.0'[1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS 02447+4102, 2MASX J02475638+4114474, UGC 2258, MCG +07-06-071, PGC 10587, CGCG 539-101[1] |
NGC 1086 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3848 ± 14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 56.76 ± 3.98 Mpc (∼185 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 20 August 1885.[2]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1086: SN 2023rix (type II, mag 18.2).[3]