NGC 1085
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 1085 is a member of the NGC 1016 galaxy group, which contains 10 members, including NGC 1004, NGC 1016, IC 232, IC 241, IC 1843, UGC 2018, UGC 2019, UGC 2024, and UGC 2051.
Supernovae
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1085:SN 2003hk was discovered by LOTOSS, and independently by Tom Boles, on 20 August 2003.SN 2025ymh was discovered by the Large Array Survey Telescope on 24 September 2025.