NGC 920
NGC 920 is a barred spiral galaxy[2] in the Andromeda constellation. The celestial object was discovered on September 11, 1885 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift.[4][5]
| NGC 920 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 920 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 02h 27m 51.794s[1] |
| Declination | +45° 56′ 49.58″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020886[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6196 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 288.4 ± 20.2 Mly (88.43 ± 6.20 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.6[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SB(s)ab[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1920, MCG+08-05-011, PGC 9377[2] | |
See also
References
- Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NGC 920". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- "Results for object NGC 0920 (NGC 920)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 920 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 920". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
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