NGC 941
| Galaxy NGC 941 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | triangle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 28 m 27.8 s |
| declination | -01 ° 09 ′ 06 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) c |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.7 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 170 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.005364 ± 0.000019 |
| Radial velocity | 1608 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(72 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (22.2 ± 1.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 6, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 941 • UGC 1954 • PGC 9414 • CGCG 388-023 • MCG + 00-07-022 • IRAS 02259-0122 • KUG 0225-013 • 2MASX J02282784-0109056 • GC 546 • H III 261 • h 224 • LDCE 174 NED003 | |
NGC 941 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Triangle in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 72 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. The galaxies NGC 926 , NGC 934 , NGC 936 , NGC 955 are located in the same area of the sky .
The type IIP supernova SN 2005ad was observed here.
The property was designed by the astronomer William Herschel using on 6 January 1785 of a 18.7-inch - telescope discovered.