NGC 1064
Galaxy NGC 1064 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 42 m 23.5 s |
declination | -09 ° 21 ′ 44 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (s) c: |
Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 1 ′ |
Position angle | 30 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.030871 ± 0.000120 |
Radial velocity | 9255 ± 36 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(413 ± 29) · 10 6 ly (126.5 ± 8.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
Discovery date | 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1064 • PGC 10249 • MCG -02-07-071 • 2MASX J02422356-0921440 • GALEX ASC J024223.56-092143.4 • USGC S094 NED03 |
NGC 1064 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 413 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 135,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 1033 , NGC 1048 , NGC 1071 , NGC 1078 , among others .
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886 .