NGC 1085 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . Additionally, 12 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on 26 September 1865.
NGC 1016 group NGC 1085 is a member of the NGC 1016 galaxy group, which contains 10 members, including NGC 1004, NGC 1016, , , , , , UGC 2024, and .
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1085: SN 2003hk (TypeII, mag. 17.6) was discovered by LOTOSS (Lick Observatory and Tenagra Observatory Supernova Searches), and independently by Tom Boles, on 20 August 2003. SN 2025ymh (Type II, mag. 19.55) was discovered by the Large Array Survey Telescope (LAST) on 24 September 2025.
See also List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
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