NGC 951

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Galaxy
NGC 951
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NGC 951 & LEDA 9441 [1]
NGC 951 & LEDA 9441
AladinLite
Constellation whale
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 28 m 56.9 s
declination -22 ° 20 ′ 58 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SB (rs) a  
Brightness  (visual) 14.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.5 mag
Angular expansion 1 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 48 °
Surface brightness 14.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.020354 ± 0.000043  
Radial velocity 6102 ± 13 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(270 ± 19)  x  10 6  ly
(82.9 ± 5.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis P. Leavenworth
Discovery date 1886
Catalog names
NGC  951 • PGC  9442 • ESO  479-008 • MCG  -04-07-001 • 2MASX  J02285688-2220579 • SGC  022640-2234.4 • GALEX ASC J022856.76-222057.5

NGC 951 is a faint barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBab in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 270 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter.

The property was discovered by Francis Leavenworth in 1886 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 951
  4. ↑ Seligman