NGC 938

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NGC 938
J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAries
Right ascension02h 28m 33.51968s[1]
Declination+20° 17′ 01.3642″[1]
Redshift0.013653[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity4065 km/s[2]
Distance179.2 Mly (54.94 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.8[2]
Characteristics
TypeE3[4]
Other designations
UGC 1947, MCG +03-07-017, PGC 9423[2]

NGC 938 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries, approximately 184 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the Prussian astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest in 1863.[5][6][7]

SN 2015ab, a type Ia supernova, occurred within NGC 938.[8]

NGC 938 (SDSS)

See also

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051
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  2. ^ a b c d "NGC 938". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. S2CID 11672751
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  4. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx3346
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  5. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 938 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  6. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  7. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 938". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  8. ^ "SN 2015ab". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 938 at Wikimedia Commons


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