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Galaxy in the constellation Perseus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 1086 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3848 ± 14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 56.76 ± 3.98 Mpc (∼185 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 20 August 1885.[2]
| NGC 1086 | |
|---|---|
The spiral galaxy NGC 1086. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 02h 47m 56.37s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 14′ 47.3″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013479 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4041 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 185.1 ± 13.0 Mly (56.76 ± 3.98 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E0[1] |
| Size | ~104,200 ly (31.96 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.5' x 1.0'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 02447+4102, 2MASX J02475638+4114474, UGC 2258, MCG +07-06-071, PGC 10587, CGCG 539-101[1] | |
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1086: SN 2023rix (type II, mag 18.2).[3]
NGC 1086 is the largest galaxy of the four member NGC 1086 Group (also known as LGG 78). The other three galaxies are: NGC 1106, UGC 2349, and UGC 2350.[4]
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