Q493569

spiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax

Key facts

Constellation: Fornax
Right ascension: 02 46 19.0584
Declination: −30 ° 16 ′ 29.676 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,271 ± 3 km/s
Distance: 45 million ly
Type: SB(s)b
Size: ~220,500 ly (67.62 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 9.3′ × 6.3′

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Distance from Earth: 14
Image: NGC1097 - ESO - eso0438d.jpg

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radial velocity: 1255
Commons category: NGC 1097
catalog code: SUMSS J024619-301627
time of discovery or invention: 1790-10-09
redshift: 0.004253
galaxy morphological type: SB(s)b
apparent magnitude: 6.252
right ascension: 41.5794125
declination: -30.2749111

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NGC 1097 (also known as Caldwell 67) is a barred spiral galaxy about 45 million light years away in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered by William Herschel on 9 October 1790. It is a severely interacting galaxy with obvious tidal debris and distortions caused by interaction with the companion galaxy NGC 1097A.

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