NGC 968
Galaxy NGC 968 |
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NGC 968 with LEDA 9789 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | triangle |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 34 m 06.2 s |
declination | + 34 ° 28 ′ 48 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.7 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
Position angle | 60 ° |
Surface brightness | 14.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 076-001 |
Redshift | 0.012098 ± 0.000037 |
Radial velocity | 3627 ± 11 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(167 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.2 ± 3.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Édouard Stephan |
Discovery date | December 5, 1879 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 968 • UGC 2040 • PGC 9779 • CGCG 523-061 • MCG + 06-06-056 • 2MASX J02340623 + 3428480 • GALEX ASC J023406.41 + 342847.3 • LDCE 178 NED001 |
NGC 968 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E4 in the constellation triangle at the northern sky . It is estimated to be 167 million light years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Édouard Stephan on December 5, 1879 .