NGC 1034
| Galaxy NGC 1034 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 38 m 14.0 s |
| declination | -15 ° 48 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Irr / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 142 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.004881 ± 0.000036 |
| Radial velocity | 1463 ± 11 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(64 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (19.6 ± 1.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | November 12, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1034 • PGC 9991 • MCG -03-07-043 • IRAS 02358-1601 • 2MASX J02381401-1548325 • HIPASS J0238-15 | |
NGC 1034 is an irregular dwarf galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble-type Irr in the constellation Whale south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 64 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years in diameter.
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on November 12, 1886 .