NGC 1055
NGC 1055 is a barred 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 1055:
| NGC: | NGC 1055 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.25 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.49 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:41:45.23 |
| Declination: | 00:26:35.40 |
| Major axis: | 6.92 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.53 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 104° |
| Radial velocity: | 993 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003319 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS