NGC 970
| Galaxy NGC 970 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | triangle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 34 m 11.3 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 58 ′ 34 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 55 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.03270 ± 0.00009 |
| Radial velocity | 9642 ± 27 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(437 ± 33) · 10 6 ly (134 ± 10) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Bindon Blood Stoney |
| Discovery date | September 14, 1850 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 970 • PGC 9786 • CGCG 505-011 • MCG + 05-07-009 • 2MASX J02341170 + 3258380 • | |
NGC 970 is a galaxy in the constellation Triangulum in the northern sky and forms an optical galaxy pair with 2MASX J023410.7 + 325832. It is an estimated 437 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 100,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 969 , NGC 973 , NGC 974 , NGC 978 .
The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on September 14, 1850 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 970
- ↑ SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- ↑ Seligman