NGC 960
Galaxy NGC 960 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 31 m 41.3 s |
declination | -09 ° 18 ′ 01 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sb (f) / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
Position angle | 125 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.016398 ± 0.000080 |
Radial velocity | 4916 ± 24 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(219 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (67.2 ± 4.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
Discovery date | 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 960 • PGC 9621 • MCG -02-07-028 • 2MASX J02314130-0918010 • GALEX ASC J023141.44-091803.3 |
NGC 960 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 219 million light years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.
The property was built in 1886 by Francis Preserved Leavenworth using a 26-inch - telescope discovered.