Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1058  ·  PGC 2096589  ·  PGC 2099141  ·  PGC 2099628  ·  PGC 2101173  ·  PGC 2101569
NGC 1058, Gary Imm
NGC 1058, Gary Imm

NGC 1058

NGC 1058, Gary Imm
NGC 1058, Gary Imm

NGC 1058

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Description

This small obscure galaxy is located only 30 million light years away in the constellation of Perseus at a declination of +37 degrees.  It is a magnitude 11.8 galaxy which spans 2 arc-minutes in our apparent view.  This corresponds to a small diameter of 20,000 light years.

From our view perspective, the disk is inclined about almost face-on.

It is unusual for a galaxy so small in actual size to have such a distinct disk structure.  The disk is close to being flocculent, with only a slight amount of arm structure.

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