NGC 965

NGC 965
DECam image of NGC 965
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension02h 32m 25.10s [1]
Declination−18° 38′ 22.99″ [1]
Redshift0.022662 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity6794 ± 39 km/s [1]
Distance294 Mly[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.20 [2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.90 [2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)cd [1]
Apparent size (V)1.0 x 0.8 [1]
Other designations
PGC 9666, MCG -3-7-31, ESO 545-32

NGC 965 is a spiral galaxy approximately 294 million light-years away from Earth[1] in the constellation of Cetus.[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Ormond Stone in 1886 with the 26" refractor at Leander McCormick Observatory.[3]

Soviet/Russian astrophysicist Vorontsov-Velyaminov B. and Arhipova V. P. have noted in their "Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies" that NGC 965 "looks almost like two flattened galaxies i=I and i=III in contact and very disturbed".[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 965". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Data for NGC 965". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Vorontsov-Velyaminov, B.; Arhipova, V. P. (1968). Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies. Moscow State University.


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