NGC 1042

NGC 1042

NGC 1042 taken by a Schulman Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 02h 40m 24.0s[1]
Declination −08° 26 01[1]
Redshift 1371 ± 2 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.0[1]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)cd[1]
Apparent size (V) 2.3 × 1.0 [1]
Other designations
PGC 10122[1]

NGC 1042 is a spiral galaxy in the Constellation Cetus.

Nearby galaxies

The galaxy appears near the spiral galaxy NGC 1035 in the sky, and both have similar redshifts. The two objects may therefore be physically associated with each other.[2]

NGC 1042 by HST; 2 view

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1042. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
  2. A. Sandage; J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 0-87279-667-1.

Coordinates: 02h 40m 24s, −08° 26′ 01″


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