NGC 976
| Galaxy NGC 976 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aries |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 34 m 00.0 s |
| declination | + 20 ° 58 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (rs) c: |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 162 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 61 |
| Redshift | 0.014327 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 4295 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(195 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (59.9 ± 4.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ernst Leberecht Temple |
| Discovery date | 1876 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 976 • UGC 2042 • PGC 9776 • CGCG 462-27 • MCG + 03-07-027 • IRAS 02311 + 2045 • 2MASX J02340001 + 2058364 • GALEX ASC J023359.96 + 205835.5 • LDCE 168 NED009 | |
NGC 976 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Aries on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 195 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 992 and IC 235 are located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ia / P supernova SN 1999dq was observed here.
The object was discovered in 1876 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel .
Web links
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