NGC 1042

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NGC 1042
File:NGC 1042.jpg
NGC 1042 on DSS2 all-sky survey; 0.2° view
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension02h 40m 24.0s[1]
Declination−08° 26′ 01″[1]
Redshift1371 ± 2 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.0[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)cd[1]
Apparent size (V)2′.3 × 1′.0 [1]
Other designations
PGC 10122[1]

NGC 1042 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus.

Nearby galaxies

The galaxy appears near the spiral galaxy NGC 1035 in the sky, and both have similar redshifts. The two objects may therefore be physically associated with each other.[2]

NGC 1042 by HST; 2′ view

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1042. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
  2. ^ A. Sandage, J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 0-87279-667-1.