NGC 1004

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NGC 1004
The elliptical galaxy NGC 1004
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	02h 37m 41s
Declination	+01° 58′ 31″
Redshift	0.021592 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6473 ± 21[1]
Distance	300.3 ± 21.1 Mly (92.07 ± 6.46 Mpc)[1]
Characteristics
Type	cD[1]
Size	~157,800 ly (48.38 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Other designations
UGC 2112, PGC 9961

NGC 1004 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.^[2] Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6242 ± 26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 300.3 ± 21.1 Mly (92.07 ± 6.46 Mpc).^[1] It was discovered on 1 December 1880 by Édouard Stephan.^[3]

• CGCG= 388-068 | MCG= +00-07-057