NGC 1086
The spiral galaxy NGC 1086.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	02h 47m 56.37s[1]
Declination	+41° 14′ 47.3″[1]
Redshift	0.013479 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4041 ± 5 km/s[1]
Distance	185.1 ± 13.0 Mly (56.76 ± 3.98 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.8[1]
Characteristics
Type	E0[1]
Size	~104,200 ly (31.96 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.5' x 1.0'[1]
Other designations
PGC 10587, UGC 2258, CGCG 539-101, MCG +07-06-071, IRAS 02447+4102, 2MASX J02475638+4114474[1]

NGC 1086 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3848 ± 14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 56.76 ± 3.98 Mpc (∼185 million light-years).^[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 20 August 1885.^[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1086: SN 2023rix (type II, mag 18.2).^[3]

NGC 1086 is the largest galaxy of the four member NGC 1086 Group (also known as LGG 78). The other three galaxies are: NGC 1106, UGC 2349, and UGC 2350.^[4]

• List of NGC objects (1001–2000)

• Media related to NGC 1086 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 1086 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images