NGC 996 | |
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DSS image of NGC 996 (center) | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 02h 38m 39.865s [1] |
Declination | +41° 38′ 51.27″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.015409 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4584 km/s [2] |
Distance | 203.3 Mly (62.34 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E [2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 2123, MCG +07-06-045, PGC 10015 [2] |
NGC 996 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be 210 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 75,000 ly. The supernova SN 1996bq occurred in this galaxy. [4] NGC 996 was discovered on December 7, 1871 by astronomer Édouard Stephan. [5] [6] [7]
NGC 996 | |
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DSS image of NGC 996 (center) | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 02h 38m 39.865s [1] |
Declination | +41° 38′ 51.27″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.015409 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4584 km/s [2] |
Distance | 203.3 Mly (62.34 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E [2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 2123, MCG +07-06-045, PGC 10015 [2] |
NGC 996 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be 210 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 75,000 ly. The supernova SN 1996bq occurred in this galaxy. [4] NGC 996 was discovered on December 7, 1871 by astronomer Édouard Stephan. [5] [6] [7]