NGC 1924

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NGC 1924
NGC1924 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 1924
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 05h 28m 01.9s [1]
Declination −05° 18 39 [1]
Redshift 0.008533 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 2,558 km/s [1]
Distance 143 million ly (43.85 Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.24 [1]
Characteristics
Type SBbc [2]
Apparent size  (V)1.6' x 1.2' [2]
Other designations
PGC 17319, AGC 450061, 6dFGS gJ052802.0-051838, IRAS F05255-0521, LEDA 17319, 2MASX J05280197-0518383, MCG-01-14-011, NPM1G -05.0244, NVSS J052801-051844

NGC 1924 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 143 million light-years away in the constellation Orion. [2] NGC 1924 was discovered on October 5, 1785 by William Herschel. NGC 1924 is not known to have an Active galactic nucleus, and is not known to have much star-forming regions. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Results for Object NGC 1924". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1900 - 1949". Cseligman. Retrieved December 26, 2016.