Q493569
Sign in to savespiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax
Key facts
- Constellation
- Fornax
- Right ascension
- 02 46 19.0584
- Declination
- −30 ° 16 ′ 29.676 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1,271 ± 3 km/s
- Distance
- 45 million ly
- Type
- SB(s)b
- Size
- ~220,500 ly (67.62 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 9.3′ × 6.3′
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- NGC1097 - ESO - eso0438d.jpg
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Article
NGC 1097 (also known as Caldwell 67) is a barred spiral galaxy about 45 million light years away in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered by William Herschel on 9 October 1790. It is a severely interacting galaxy with obvious tidal debris and distortions caused by interaction with the companion galaxy NGC 1097A.
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