NGC 1073
E593359
NGC 1073 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus, notable for its prominent central bar and loosely wound spiral arms.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | barred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| angularSize | 4.9′ × 4.5′ ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 11.5 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | NGC objects in Cetus ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | amateur telescopes ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −01° 20′ 39″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1785 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
55 million light-years
ⓘ
~17 Mpc ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | field galaxy ⓘ |
| hasBarPattern | prominent central bar ⓘ |
| hasCentralBar | true ⓘ |
| hasHIIRegions | true ⓘ |
| hasNucleus | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpiralArms | true ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | true ⓘ |
| isObservableFrom |
Northern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn | local universe ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SBc ⓘ |
| orientation | nearly face-on ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 1210 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.004037 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 02h 43m 40s ⓘ |
| spectralType | Sbc ⓘ |
| spiralArmTightness | loosely wound ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.