Tags: Galaxy.
Galaxy NGC 1090 is a barred spiral galaxy with a pseudo inner ring. The disc has a very low surface brightness. This galaxy has been the site of two known supernovae (in 1962 and 1971). NGC 1090 is not part of a galaxy group even though it appears close to NGC 1087 M-77 (NGC 1068) NGC 1055 NGC 1073 and five other small irregular galaxies. Based on the published red shift (Hubble Constant of ~70 km/s per Mpc) a rough distance estimate for NGC 1090 is 39 +2−1 Mly with a diameter of ~45 kly.