NGC 966 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy approximately 440 million light-years away from Earth[1] in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886.[3]
| NGC 966 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 966 | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 31m 47.16s [1] |
| Declination | −19° 52′ 54.10″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.033690 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 10100 ± 45 km/s [1] |
| Distance | 440 Mly[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.30 [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.30 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^0 pec:[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.0 x 0.9 [1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 9626, MCG -3-7-29, ESO 545-30 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 966". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Data for NGC 966". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
External links
edit- NGC 966 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS
.jpg){kind=small} | This lenticular galaxy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |