| NGC 1009 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Cetus |
| Ra: | 02h 38m 18s |
| Appmag B: | 15.4 |
| Dec: | +02° 18 36 |
| Sbrightness: | 23.68 mag/arcsec2 |
| Names: | UGC 2129, PGC 9995, 2MFGC 2087 |
NGC 1009 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus.[1] [2] Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 5,594 ± 24 km/s,[3] which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 82.5 ± 5.8 Mpc (~269 million ly). NGC 1009 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Swift in 1886.[4] The luminosity class of NGC 1009 is II and it has a broad HI line.[5] To date, five non-redshift measurements yield a distance of 91.940 ± 3.045 Mpc (~300 million ly), which is just outside the distance values of Hubble.[6]