| NGC 1032 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Ra: | [1] |
| Constellation Name: | Cetus |
| Z: | 2694 ± 18 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | 117 Million ly |
| Type: | S0/a |
| Appmag V: | 12.64 |
| Size V: | 3.3 × 1.1 |
| Names: | UGC 2147, PGC 10060, CGCG 388-086, MCG +00-07-073, SRGb 149.043, 2MASX J02392368+0105376 [2] |
NGC 1032 is a spiral galaxy that is about 117 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on 18 December 1783 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.
According to the SIMBAD database, NGC 1032 is an Active Galaxy Nucleus Candidate, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[3]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1032. In January 2005, SN 2005E was discovered, initially classified as a type Ib or type Ic.[4] [5] However, later analysis determined that it was instead a calcium-rich supernova, a (then) new type of astronomical transient.[6]