NGC 944
| Galaxy NGC 944 / IC 228 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 26 m 41.5 s |
| declination | -14 ° 30 ′ 56 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 + ? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 '× 0.4' |
| Position angle | 15 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.012562 +/- 0.000073 |
| Radial velocity | 3766 +/- 22 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(167 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.3 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | January 1, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 944 • IC 228 • PGC 9300 • MCG -03-07-016 • IRAS 02242-1444 • 2MASX J02264151-1430561 • GALEX ASC J022641.51-143055.6 | |
NGC 944 = IC 228 is a lenticular galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Cetus south of the celestial equator . It is an estimated 167 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on January 1, 1886 .
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Attention: The sorting key "NGC 0944" overwrites the previously used key "IC0228".