Right ascension 02 41.1 Type E4 Magnitude 12.1 Apparent magnitude (V) 12.1 | Declination −8° 15′ 21″ Apparent size (V) 3.0′ × 2.1′ Constellation Cetus | |
 | ||
Similar NGC 1042, NGC 1055, NGC 1022, NGC 1087, NGC 1084 | ||
NGC 1052 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.
Features
NGC 1052 is located at a distance of around 63 million light years from the Milky Way, and has a LINER-type active galactic nucleus which signals the intense starburst activity in the galaxy's center that were confirmed with observations with better resolution showing a number of star-forming regions and young star clusters.
NGC 1052 shows also two small jets emerging from its nucleus as well as a very extended disc of neutral hydrogen, far larger than the galaxy itself, all these features suggesting a gas-rich galaxy collided and merged with it 1 billion years ago producing all the above features.
References
NGC 1052 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA