page_title: NGC 1090
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 1090
caption_attribution_description: Color mappingThe sky image is obtained by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, DR14 with SciServer. Angle of view: 4' × 4' (0.3" per pixel), north is up. Details on the image processing pipeline: https://www.sdss.org/dr14/imaging/jpg-images-on-skyserver/
context_page_description: NGC 1090 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.
  NGC 1090 has a pseudo inner ring. The disc has a very low surface brightness.
  This galaxy has been the site of two known supernovae.
  NGC 1090 is not part of a galaxy group, even though it appears close to NGC 1087, M-77, NGC 1055, NGC 1073, and five other small irregular galaxies.
  The distance to NGC 1090 is approximately 124 million light years and its diameter is about 144,000 light years.
context_section_description: NGC 1090 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.
  NGC 1090 has 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.
  The distance to NGC 1090 is approximately 124 million light years and its diameter is about 144,000 light years.
caption: SDSS image of NGC 1090
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