NGC 1077 | |
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![]() DSS image of NGC 1077 (right) and NGC 1077B (left) | |
Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 02h 46m 00.570s[1] |
Declination | +40° 05′ 24.82″[1] |
Redshift | 0.029900[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8964 km/s[2] |
Distance | 395.4 Mly (121.23 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.6[4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb[4] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.973′ × 0.740′[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 2230,MGC+07-06-069,PGC 10468[4] |
NGC 1077 is aspiral galaxy in the constellationPerseus. It was discovered on 16 August 1886 byLewis A. Swift.[5] It was described as "very faint, pretty large, extended" byJohn Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of theNew General Catalogue.[5]
NGC 1077 is a galaxy pair with another galaxy appearing close to it. This galaxy, NGC 1077B, has arecessional velocity of 8529 km/s.[6] This is similar to NGC 1077's recessional velocity of 8964 km/s, so they are assumed to be physically related.[5]
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