NGC 1097

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**NGC 1097**
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Galaxy	List of galaxies

Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	02^h 46^m 19.0^s^[1]
Declination	-30° 16′ 30″^[1]
Redshift	1271 ± 3 km/s^[1]
Distance	45 million ly^{[citation needed]}
Type	(R'_1:)SB(r'l)bSy1^[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	9′.3 × 6′.3^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.2^[1]
Notable features
Other designations
ESO 416- G 20, PGC 10488,^[1] Arp 77^[1]

NGC 1097 is a barred spiral galaxy about 45 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. Three supernovae (SN 1992bd, SN 1999eu, & SN 2003B) have been observed in NGC 1097 (as of 2006).

NGC 1097 is also a Seyfert galaxy, with jets shooting from the core. Like most galaxies, NGC 1097 has a supermassive black hole at its center. Around the central black hole is a ring of star-forming regions with a network of gas and dust that spirals from the ring to the black hole.

NGC 1097 has two satellite galaxies. NGC 1097A is the largest of the two. It is a peculiar elliptical galaxy that orbits 42,000 light-years from the center of NGC 1097. NGC 1097B is the outer most one, not much is known about it.