NGC 1026
Galaxy NGC 1026 |
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NGC 1026 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 39 m 19.221 s |
declination | + 06 ° 32 ′ 38.40 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
Position angle | 114 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.013940 ± 0.000073 |
Radial velocity | 4179 ± 22 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(188 ± 13) x 10 6 ly (57.7 ± 4.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Albert Marth |
Discovery date | December 24, 1864 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1026 • UGC 2145 • PGC 10055 • CGCG 414-033 • MCG + 01-07-018 • 2MASX J02391920 + 0632381 • GALEX ASC J023919.24 + 063237.1 • WISEA J023919.21 + 063238.3 |
NGC 1026 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 188 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light-years across.
The object was discovered on December 24, 1864 by the astronomer Albert Marth .
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