Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  84 Cet  ·  M 77  ·  NGC 1055  ·  NGC 1068
NGC 1055 and M77 (NGC 1068), apothegary
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NGC 1055 and M77 (NGC 1068)

NGC 1055 and M77 (NGC 1068), apothegary
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NGC 1055 and M77 (NGC 1068)

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ES127 @ 952mm

RGB Composite, 1 hour integration in Bortle 6 sky

NGC 1055 is a fine edge-on spiral with a faint dust lane along its equator. It is situated close to M77 , and a member of the M77 group . It was discovered by William Herschel on December 19, 1783

NGC 1068 (also known as Messier 77) is a spiral galaxy approximately 47 million light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Cetus. At its center is an active galactic nucleus, a supermassive black hole that is actively feeding itself from a thin, rotating disk of gas and dust, also known as an accretion disk.

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NGC 1055 and M77 (NGC 1068), apothegary