NGC 1021
| Galaxy NGC 1021 |
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![NGC 1021 & NGC 1020 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC1021_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 1021 & NGC 1020 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 38 m 48.0 s |
| declination | + 02 ° 13 ′ 03 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (r) bc: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 160 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 081-009 |
| Redshift | 0.019253 ± 0.000100 |
| Radial velocity | 5772 ± 30 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(259 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (79.3 ± 5.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | January 15, 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1021 • PGC 10027 • CGCG 388-084 • 2MASX J02384802 + 0213026 • NSA 132357 • USGC U137 NED07 | |
NGC 1021 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 259 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1007 , NGC 1009 , NGC 1016 , NGC 1020 .
The object was discovered on June 15, 1865 by the astronomer Albert Marth .
Web links
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