NGC 1081

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Galaxy
NGC 1081
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NGC 1081 [1]
NGC 1081
AladinLite
Constellation Eridanus
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 45 m 05.52 s
declination -15 ° 35 ′ 16.1 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB (s) b?  
Brightness  (visual) 13.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.6 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 27 °
Surface brightness 13.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 1103 group
LGG 76  
Redshift 0.013339 ± 0.000010  
Radial velocity 3999 ± 3 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(177 ± 12)  ·  10 6  ly
(54.2 ± 3.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date September 29, 1886
Catalog names
NGC  1081 • PGC  10411 • MCG  -03-08-010 • IRAS  02427-1547 • 2MASX  J02450551-1535160 • GALEX ASC J024505.55-153514.1 • HIPASS J0245-15 • LDCE 177 NED018 • WISEA J024505.52-153515.6

NGC 1081 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Eridanus at the southern sky . It is estimated to be 177 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years across. The galaxy is considered a member of the four galaxies counting NGC 1103 group ( LGG 76 ).
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1075 , NGC 1083 , NGC 1089 , NGC 1105 .

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on September 29, 1886 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 1081
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1050-1099. Retrieved January 21, 2019 .