NGC 1090

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NGC 1090
NGC1090 - SDSS DR14.jpg
NGC 1090 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 02h 46m 33.9s [1]
Declination −00° 14′ 49″ [1]
Redshift 2760 ± 4 km/s [1]
Distance 124 million light-years [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.5 [1]
Characteristics
Type SB(rs)bc [1]
Apparent size  (V)4.0′ × 1.7′ [1]
Other designations
UGC 2247, [1] PGC 10507 [1]

NGC 1090 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.

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NGC 1090 has a pseudo inner ring. The disc has a very low surface brightness.

NGC 1090 is not part of a galaxy group, even though it appears close to NGC 1087, M-77 (NGC 1068), NGC 1055, NGC 1073, and five other small irregular galaxies.

The distance to NGC 1090 is approximately 124 million light years and its diameter is about 144,000 light years. [2]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1090:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1090. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
  2. 1 2 Bratton, Mark (2011). The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects . Cambridge University Press. p.  166. ISBN   978-0-521-76892-4.
  3. ↑ Zwicky, F.; Berger, J.; Gates, H. S.; Rudnicki, K. (1963). "The 1962 Palomar Supernova Search". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 75: 236. doi: 10.1086/127940 .
  4. ↑ "SN 1962K". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Kowal, C. T. (6 December 1971). "Probable Supernova in NGC 1090". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 2376. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, IAU: 1. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "SN 1971T". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "List of Supernovae". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams . Harvard University . Retrieved 2021-07-09.
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