NGC 1023
| NGC 1023 | |
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Galaxy NGC 1023 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Right ascension | 02h 40m 24.0s[1] |
| Declination | +39° 03′ 48″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.002125[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 637 ± 4 km/s[1] |
| Distance |
~19 Mly (Light Travel-Time redshift-based)[1] 30 to 64 Mly (measured)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.35[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB0[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 8.7' x 3.0'[1] |
NGC 1023 is a barred lenticular galaxy, a member of the NGC 1023 group of galaxies in the Local Supercluster. Distance measurements vary from 9.3 to 19.7 million parsecs (30 to 64 million light-years).[1]
References
New General Catalogue 1000 to 1499 | |
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