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Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 996
DSS image of NGC 996 (center)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension02 38 39.865
Declination+41° 38′ 51.27″
Redshift0.015409
Heliocentric radial velocity4584 km/s
Distance203.3 Mly (62.34 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14.5
Characteristics
TypeE
Other designations
UGC 2123, MCG +07-06-045, PGC 10015, CGCG 539-064

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. It was discovered on December 7, 1871 by astronomer Édouard Stephan.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 996: SN 1996bq (type unknown, mag. 18.7) was discovered by Christian Pollas on 12 October 1996.

See also

References

  1. ^ Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ "NGC 996". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 996 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 996". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  7. Pollas, C. (1996). "Supernova 1996bq in NGC 996". International Astronomical Union Circular (6500): 1. Bibcode:1996IAUC.6500....1P.
  8. "SN 1996bq". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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