| NGC 1032 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1032 imaged by theHubble Space Telescope.[1] | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 39m 23.6s[2] |
| Declination | +01° 05′ 38″[2] |
| Redshift | 2694 ± 18 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 117 Million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.64[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.3′ × 1.1′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2147,PGC 10060,CGCG 388-086,MCG +00-07-073,SRGb 149.043,2MASX J02392368+0105376[2][3] | |
NGC 1032 is aspiral galaxy that is about 117 million light-years away in theconstellationCetus. It was discovered on 18 December1783 byGerman-British astronomerWilliam Herschel.
According to theSIMBAD database, NGC 1032 is anActive Galaxy Nucleus Candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[4]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 1032. In January 2005,SN 2005E was discovered, initially classified as atype Ib or type Ic.[5][6] However, later analysis determined that it was instead acalcium-rich supernova, a (then) new type ofastronomical transient.[7]
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