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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Distance
6,015 light-years
Redshift
z = 0.02288750445807808
Morphology
Sc
Coordinates
RA 41.6055° · Dec 3.6073°
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Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
02 46 25.3032
Declination
+03 ° 36 ′ 26.230 ″
Redshift
0.022 649 ± 0.000 009
Heliocentric radial velocity
6,790 ± 3 km/s
Distance
276.07 ± 12.60 Mly (84.642 ± 3.862 Mpc )
Group or cluster
NGC 1016 group
Type
SA(s)bc
Size
~248,100 ly (76.08 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
3.0′ × 2.1′

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1085 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6,569±16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 316.0 ± 22.1 Mly (96.89 ± 6.79 Mpc). Additionally, 12 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of 276.07 ± 12.60 Mly (84.642 ± 3.862 Mpc). It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on 26 September 1865.

NGC 1016 group

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1041407” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.