NGC 1086 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Perseus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3848 ñ 14 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 56.76 ñ 3.98 Mpc (~185 million light-years). It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 20 August 1885.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1086: SN 2023rix (Type II, mag. 18.2099) was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 5 September 2023.
NGC 1086 is the largest galaxy of the four member NGC 1086 Group (also known as LGG 78). The other three galaxies are: NGC 1106, , and .