| NGC 1052 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1052 (center left) and NGC 1042 (center right) as imaged by Schulman Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 02h 41m 04.79851s[1] |
| Declination | −08° 15′ 20.7517″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.004930[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1474 ± 26 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 62.0 Mly (19.00 Mpc)[2] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 1052 Group[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.47[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.41[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E4[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]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1050 - 1099". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.