NGC 1086

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Galaxy
NGC 1086
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NGC 1086 [1]
NGC 1086
AladinLite
Constellation Perseus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 47 m 56.4 s
declination + 41 ° 14 ′ 47 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sc  
Brightness  (visual) 12.9 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.5 ′ × 1 ′
Position angle 35 °
Surface brightness 13.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 1086 group
LGG 78  
Redshift 0.013483 ± 0.000023  
Radial velocity 4042 ± 7 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(186 ± 13)  x  10 6  ly
(57.0 ± 4.0)  Mpc 
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date August 20, 1885
Catalog names
NGC  1086 • UGC  2258 • PGC  10587 • MCG  + 07-06-071 • IRAS  2447 + 4102 • 2MASX  J02475638 + 4114474 • NVSS J024756 + 411447 • LDCE 224 NED065

NGC 1086 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Perseus on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 186 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years across. Together with three other galaxies, it forms the NGC 1086 group ( LGG 78 ).

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 258 and IC 259 .

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on August 20, 1885 .

NGC 1086 group ( LGG 78 )

Galaxy Alternative name Distance / million Lj
NGC 1086 PGC 10587 186
NGC 1106 PGC 10792 199
PGC 10882 UGC 2349 205
PGC 10884 UGC 2350 182

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 1086
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. Seligman