NGC 995
| NGC 995 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 995 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 02h 38m 32.05009s[1] |
| Declination | +41° 31′ 45.3471″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01339[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3987 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 177.7 Mly (54.49 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.9[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2118, MCG +07-06-044, PGC 10008[2] | |
NGC 995 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 178 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1871.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- ^ a b c d e "NGC 995". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 995 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-28.