NGC 960 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 960 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 02h 31m 41.302s [1] |
Declination | −09° 18′ 01.01″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.016233 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4827 km/s [2] |
Distance | 185.1 Mly (56.75 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.78 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SABb [4] |
Other designations | |
MCG -02-07-028, PGC 9621 [2] |
NGC 960 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy was discovered in 1886 by Francis Preserved Leavenworth. [5] [6]