| NGC 950 | |
|---|---|
|    DECam image of NGC 950 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus | 
| Right ascension | 02h 29m 11.777s [1] | 
| Declination | −11° 01′ 28.78″ [1] | 
| Redshift | 0.015775 [2] | 
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4692 km/s [2] | 
| Distance | 204.5 Mly (62.71 Mpc) [3] | 
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.48 [2] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)b: [4] | 
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-07-021, PGC 9461 [2] | |
NGC 950 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is approximately 205 million light-years [3] away from the Solar System and has a diameter of about 85,000 light-years. The object was discovered in 1886 by American astronomer and mathematician Ormond Stone. [5]