Deep Sky Object in Autumn
NGC1042, NGC1052 (Galaxies in Cetus)


Date & Time: Dec 28 2008, from 19:01 to 19:32 JST(+0900)
Composed 6 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1760mm, F7.1)
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Nikon D80 (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...12bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3872 x 2592)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO3200



NGC1042 / Galaxy, type SAB(rs)c I-II
R.A.02h 40m 24.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-08° 26' 02" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.7 x 3.6'
Radial Velocity+1438km/s
Magnitude11.8
Distance60 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC1052 Group
Other IDsMCG-2-7-54, IRAS02379-0838
PGC10122
NGC1052 / Galaxy, type SA?(r?)0-
R.A.02h 41m 4.8s (2000.0)
Dec.-08° 15' 21" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.0 x 2.1'
Radial Velocity+1438km/s
Magnitude11.4
Distance60 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC1052 Group
Other IDsMCG-1-7-34, IRAS02386-0828
PGC10175
These are two compact galaxies positioned at forefoot of Cetus, about 7.5degrees SE from Mira. Spiral one positioned in lower right hand side is NGC1042, and an elliptic one in upper left has an ID of NGC1052. They're floating with an interval of 15 arc minutes.
Both have a size of 3 arc minutes in diameter and very dimmed with a visual brightness of 11th magnitude or so, you need a fairly large telescope to detect them with your own eyes. But it might be interested in that two galaxies with different types are snuggling up.



NGC1023
NGC1055

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