NGC 907
| Galaxy NGC 907 |
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| Galaxientrio KTS 16 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 23 m 01.9 s |
| declination | -20 ° 42 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBdm? / sp / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 87 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 908 group LGG 56 |
| Redshift | 0.005519 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 1655 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(72 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (22.1 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 20, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 907 • PGC 9054 • ESO 545-010 • MCG -04-06-034 • IRAS 2207-2056 • 2MASX J02230293-2042426 • SGC 22043-2056.2 • GC 535 • H III 224 • h 2477 • HIPASS J0223-20 • KTS 16C | |
NGC 907 is a barred spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBd in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is around 72 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 40,000 ly. Together with NGC 899 and IC 223 , it forms the gravitationally bound galaxy trio KTS 16 .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on October 20, 1784 .