Around NGC1042

Deep Sky Object in Autumn

Around NGC1042 (Galaxies in Cetus)

Date & Time:	Nov 28 2021, from 21:27 to 22:12 JST(+0900)
	Composed 12 shots with 4 minutes exposed
Optical:	Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
	with BaaderPlanetarium Moon&Skyglow filter
	Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera:	Nikon D810A
Location:	Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings:	Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(4080×4080)
	Device Size...20×20mm
	Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight

These are three compact galaxies positioned at forefoot of Cetus, about 7.5degrees SE from Mira. Spiral one positioned in lower is NGC1042, an elliptic one in upper left has an ID of NGC1052. They're floating with an interval of 15 arc minutes. And another edge-on in upper right hand side is NGC1035.
They have size of 3 arc minutes in diameter and very dimmed with a visual brightness of from 11th to 13th magnitude or so, you need a fairly large telescope to detect them with your own eyes. But it might be interested in that three galaxies with different types are snuggling up.

NGC1035 / Galaxy, type SA(s)c? II-III
R.A.	02h 39m 29.0s (2000.0)
Dec.	-08°07' 57" (2000.0)
Apparent Size	2.6×0.9'
Radial Velocity	+1250km/s
Magnitude	12.9
Distance	60 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies	NGC1052 Group
Other IDs	MCG -1-7-27, IRAS 2370-820 PGC 10065

NGC1042 / Galaxy, type SAB(rs)c I-II
R.A.	02h 40m 24.0s (2000.0)
Dec.	-08° 26' 02" (2000.0)
Apparent Size	4.7×3.6'
Radial Velocity	+1438km/s
Magnitude	11.8
Distance	60 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies	NGC1052 Group
Other IDs	MCG -2-7-54, IRAS 2379-0838 PGC 10122

NGC1052 / Galaxy, type SA?(r?)0-
R.A.	02h 41m 4.8s (2000.0)
Dec.	-08° 15' 21" (2000.0)
Apparent Size	3.0×2.1'
Radial Velocity	+1438km/s
Magnitude	11.4
Distance	60 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies	NGC1052 Group
Other IDs	MCG -1-7-34, IRAS 2386-0828 PGC 10175

NGC1024

NGC1055

			Copyright(c) 2021 by Naoyuki Kurita, All rights reserved.
To top page	To Deepsky in Autumn index	Cetus