NGC 1084 [SEP] constellation
NGC 1084
NGC 1084 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in constellation Eridanus. It is at a distance of about 65 million light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by William Herschel on 10 January 1785. The galaxy has multiple spiral arms, which are not well defined. It belongs in the same group with NGC 988, NGC 991, NGC 1022, NGC 1035, NGC 1042, NGC 1047, NGC 1052 and NGC 1110. The group is associated with Messier 77 group.
NGC 1084 has been home
which is also known as NGC 988 group),which also includes the elliptical galaxy NGC 1052, NGC 991, NGC 1022, NGC 1035, NGC 1042, NGC 1047, NGC 1051, NGC 1084, NGC 1110. It belongs in the same galaxy cloud as Messier 77.
One supernova has been discovered in NGC 988, SN 2017gmr, a Type II supernova discovered on 4 September 2017.