NGC 927
| Galaxy NGC 927 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aries |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 26 m 37.3 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 09 ′ 19 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) c / Sbrst |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.027556 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 8261 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(371 ± 26) x 10 6 ly (113.9 ± 8.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | January 18, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 927 • UGC 1908 • PGC 9292 • CGCG 439-009 • MCG + 02-07-009 • IRAS 02239 + 1155 • Mrk 593 • GALEX ASC J022637.25 + 120918.9 | |
NGC 927 is a barred spiral galaxy with a high rate of star formation of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Aries north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 371 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on January 18, 1885 by Johann Palisa .