NGC 1046
| Galaxy NGC 1046 |
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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 41 m 12.8 s |
| declination | + 08 ° 43 ′ 10 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 11.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 083-005 |
| Redshift | 0.020161 ± 0.000090 |
| Radial velocity | 6044 ± 27 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(272 ± 19) · 10 6 ly (83.3 ± 5.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 7, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1046 • PGC 10185 • CGCG 414-039 • MCG + 01-07-024 • 2MASX J02411285 + 0843099 • GC 587 • H III 229 • h 252 • GALEX ASC J024112.85 + 084309.9 • LDCE 181 NED008 | |
NGC 1046 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 pec in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 272 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years across . It probably forms a bound galaxy trio together with NGC 1044 and PGC 3080165 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on November 7, 1784 .
Web links
Commons : NGC 1046 Collection of Images
