Q696229
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Right ascension
- 02 43 40.5199
- Declination
- +01 ° 22 ′ 34.104 ″
- Redshift
- 0.004 013 ± 0.000 006 67
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1203 ± 2 km/ s
- Distance
- 47.1 ± 3.4 Mly (14.45 ± 1.04 Mpc )
- Type
- SB(rs)c
- Apparent size v
- 4.9′ × 4.5′
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1073 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy is estimated to be about 55 million light years from Earth, possess a disk spanning an estimated 80,000 light years in diameter, and likely contains a type of active core, called an HII nucleus. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 9 October 1785.
NGC 1073 is similar to the Milky Way only in their shared possession of a galactic bar. NGC 1073, however, does not possess the well-defined symmetrical arm structure the Milky Way exhibits, and retains a central bar larger than our home galaxy's. NGC 1073 can be viewed with a mid-sized telescope in rural, dark skies.
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