NGC 1056
NGC 1056 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1056:
| NGC: | NGC 1056 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.38 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:42:48.30 |
| Declination: | 28:34:27.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.88 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.36 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 162° |
| Radial velocity: | 1561 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005221 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS