// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs NGC 1048 a galaxy? Does it have a stellar sense of direction?
| NGC 1048 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1048, LEDA 10137 & LEDA 1002216[1] | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 40m 37.9s[2] |
| Declination | −08° 32′ 00″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.038713 ± 0.00001[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | (11.606 ± 3)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.6[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.5[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0+? / LINER[2] |
NGC 1048 is a lenticular galaxy with an active galactic nucleus of Hubble type SB0/a in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic. It is estimated to be located at a distance of 518 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 150'000 light years. Together with PGC10137 it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair.
In the night sky it appears next to other galaxies such as NGC 1033, NGC 1042, NGC 1047, and NGC 1052.
This object was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on 10 November 1885.[4]
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References
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[edit]- "NGC 1048 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus". TheSkyLive.com. TheSkyLive. Retrieved 20 October 2025.