NGC 1052

NGC 1052 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on January 10, 1785 by the astronomer William Herschel. It is a member of the eponymous NGC 1052 Group.

NGC 1052
NGC 1052 (center left) and NGC 1042 (center right) as imaged by Schulman Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Right ascension02h 41m 04.79851s
Declination−08° 15 20.7517
Redshift0.004930
Heliocentric radial velocity1474 ± 26 km/s
Distance62.0 Mly (19.00 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 1052 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)10.47
Apparent magnitude (B)11.41
Characteristics
TypeE4
Apparent size (V)3.0 × 2.1
Other designations
MCG -01-07-034, PGC 10175
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