NGC 970
NGC 970 is an interacting galaxy pair in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 471 million light-years[3][note 1] from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 100,000 ly. The object was discovered on September 14, 1850 by Bindon Blood Stoney.[4][5]
| NGC 970 | |
|---|---|
 DSS image of NGC 970 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 02h 34m 11.69897s[1] |
| Declination | +32° 58′ 38.3137″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.03270[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 9642 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 471.4 Mly (144.54 Mpc)[3][note 1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.66[3] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG+05-07-009, PGC 9786[2] | |
See also
Notes
- From a distance modulus μ of 35.80 ± 0.11 magnitudes.
References
- 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.
- "NGC 970". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- "Search specification: NGC 970". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 970". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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