NGC 1106
Galaxy NGC 1106 |
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NGC 1106 with LEDA 197714 (o) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 50 m 40.51 s |
declination | + 41 ° 40 ′ 17.4 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA0 + / Sy2 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.5 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 1 ′ |
Position angle | 27 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 1086 group LGG 78 |
Redshift | 0.014467 ± 0.000064 |
Radial velocity | 4337 ± 19 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(199 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (61.0 ± 4.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | September 18, 1828 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 1106 • UGC 2322 • PGC 10792 • CGCG 539-112 • MCG + 07-06-076 • IRAS 02474 + 4127 • 2MASX J02504052 + 4140171 • NVSS J025040 + 414017 • LDCE 224 NED071 |
NGC 1106 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Perseus in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 199 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 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 NGC 1122 , NGC 1130 , IC 258 , IC 259 .
The object was discovered on September 18, 1828 by the astronomer John Herschel .