NGC 1073

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NGC 1073 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus, notable for its prominent central bar and loosely wound spiral arms.

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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

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Cetus containsGalaxy NGC 1073