NGC 1097

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**NGC 1097**
Observation data: J2000 epoch
An ultraviolet image of NGC 1097 taken with GALEX. Credit: GALEX/NASA.
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]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

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.