| NGC 1032 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1032 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. [1] | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 39m 23.6s [2] |
| Declination | +01° 05′ 38″ [2] |
| Redshift | 2694 ± 18 km/s [2] |
| Distance | 117 Million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.64 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a [2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.3′ × 1.1′ [2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2147, PGC 10060, CGCG 388-086, MCG +00-07-073, SRGb 149.043, 2MASX J02392368+0105376 [2] [3] | |
NGC 1032 is a spiral galaxy that is about 117 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on 18 December 1783 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.
According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 1032 is an Active Galaxy Nucleus Candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars. [4]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1032. In January 2005, SN 2005E was discovered, initially classified as a type Ib or type Ic. [5] [6] However, later analysis determined that it was instead a calcium-rich supernova, a (then) new type of astronomical transient. [7]
