NGC 966
Galaxy NGC 966 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 31 m 47.1 s |
declination | -19 ° 52 ′ 54 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA0 ^ 0 ^ pec: |
Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 1 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 112 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.033690 ± 0.000150 |
Radial velocity | 10,100 ± 45 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(449 ± 32) · 10 6 ly (137.8 ± 9.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
Discovery date | 1886 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 966 • PGC 9626 • ESO 545-030 • MCG -03-07-029 • 2MASX J02314714-1952541 • SGC 022928-2006.1 • LDCE 165 NED006 |
NGC 966 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 449 million light years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter.
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886 .