NGC 980
| Galaxy NGC 980 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 35 m 18.5 s |
| declination | + 40 ° 55 ′ 35 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 110 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.019123 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 5733 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(262 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (80.2 ± 5.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 17, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 980 • UGC 2063 • PGC 9831 • CGCG 539-054 • MCG + 07-06-038 • 2MASX J02351856 + 4055356 • GC 565 • H III 572 • h 235 • GALEXASC J023518.55 + 405535.9 • LDCE 224 NED041 | |
NGC 980 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 262 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 130,000 ly. It is likely to form a bound galaxy pair with NGC 982 .
The Type Ia supernova iPTF 13ebh was observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on October 17, 1786 .