NGC 1058
| Galaxy NGC 1058 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 43 m 29.9 s |
| declination | + 37 ° 20 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (rs) c |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ × 2.5 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 1023 group |
| Redshift | 0.001728 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 518 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(28 ± 2) · 10 6 ly (8.62 ± 0.61) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 17, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1058 • UGC 2193 • PGC 10314 • CGCG 523-096 • CGCG 524-005 • MCG + 06-07-001 • IRAS 02403 + 3707 • KUG 0240 + 371 • 2MASX J02433005 + 3720283 • GC 592 • H II 633 • h 255 • LDCE 160 NED014 | |
NGC 1058 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble-type Sc in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is an estimated 28 million light years away from the Milky Way , has a diameter of about 20,000 ly and is listed as a Seyfert 2 galaxy . The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 1023 group.
The supernovae SN 1961V (Type-IIP) and SN 1969L (Type-IIP) were observed here.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on January 17, 1787 .
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