NGC 1055
E591823
NGC 1055 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus, often studied as part of a nearby galaxy group that includes the bright spiral M77.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barred spiral galaxy
ⓘ
edge-on galaxy ⓘ extragalactic object ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | approximately 11.4 ⓘ |
| apparentSize | approximately 7.6 arcminutes by 2.7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Messier 77 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | NGC 1052 Group and M77 region (variously defined nearby groups) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −08° 15′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1783 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 16 megaparsecs
ⓘ
approximately 52 million light-years ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | J2000 ⓘ |
| galaxyType | spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bulge
ⓘ
disk ⓘ halo ⓘ |
| hasDust | interstellar dust lane ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
prominent dust lane
ⓘ
thick disk ⓘ warped disk ⓘ |
| hasGas |
molecular gas
ⓘ
neutral hydrogen ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | ongoing ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
spiral arms
ⓘ
stellar bar ⓘ |
| isStudiedFor |
disk thickening
ⓘ
galactic warps ⓘ galaxy interactions in small groups ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | M77 Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SBb ⓘ |
| near | Messier 77 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| orientation | edge-on ⓘ |
| partOf | local universe ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | approximately 990 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | approximately 0.0033 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 02h 41m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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