NGC 1042
NGC 1042 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1042:
| NGC: | NGC 1042 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.73 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:40:23.97 |
| Declination: | -08:26:00.80 |
| Major axis: | 3.87 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.13 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 1° |
| Radial velocity: | 1376 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0046 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS