NGC 941

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NGC 941
The spiral galaxy NGC 941 photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope.jpg
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 941
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 02h 28m 27.847s [1]
Declination −01° 09′ 05.61″ [1]
Redshift 0.005398 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1613.8 km/s [2]
Distance 54.9  Mly (16.83  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.20 [4]
Apparent magnitude  (B)12.8 [2]
Absolute magnitude  (V)−19.1 [4]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)c [4]
Other designations
UGC 1954, MCG +00-07-022, PGC 9414 [2]

NGC 941 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is an estimated 16.83 MPc (55 million light-years) [3] from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 55,000 light years. The galaxies NGC 926, NGC 934, NGC 936, NGC 955 are located in the same sky area. NGC 941 was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on 6 January 1785. [5] [6]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 941: SN 2005ad (type II, mag. 17.4). [7] [8]

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References

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  4. 1 2 3 "Results for object NGC 0941 (NGC 941)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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  8. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2005ad. Retrieved 2 November 2023.


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