NGC 1005
Galaxy NGC 1005 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 39 m 29.2 s |
declination | + 41 ° 29 ′ 20 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | C. |
Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
Position angle | 65 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.014370 ± 0.000107 |
Radial velocity | 4308 ± 32 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(198 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (60.7 ± 4.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Édouard Stephan |
Discovery date | December 9, 1871 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1005 • PGC 10062 • CGCG 539-071 • MCG + 07-06-052 • 2MASX J02392768 + 4129362 • LDCE 224 NED052 |
NGC 1005 is a compact elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 198 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 60,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 995 , NGC 999 , NGC 1000 , NGC 1001 , among others .
The object was discovered on December 9, 1871 by Édouard Stephan .