NGC 1056
Galaxy NGC 1056 |
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SDSS image from NGC 1056 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Aries |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 42 m 48.3 s |
declination | + 28 ° 34 ′ 27 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sa; HII / Sy2 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.4 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
Position angle | 160 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.005154 +/- 0.000033 |
Radial velocity | 1545 +/- 10 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(73 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (22.4 ± 1.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | October 26, 1786 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1056 • UGC 2183 • PGC 10272 • MCG + 05-07-032 • IRAS 2398 + 2821 • 2MASX J02424828 + 2834273 • GC 590 • H III 584 • h 256 • |
NGC 1056 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation Aries on the ecliptic . It is listed as a Seyfert Galaxy Type 2.
The object was discovered on October 26, 1786 by William Herschel .