NGC 1048
NGC 1048 is a lenticular 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 1048:
| NGC: | NGC 1048 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 1048B |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:40:37.95 |
| Declination: | -08:32:00.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.18 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.47 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 105° |
| Radial velocity: | 11381 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03871 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS