NGC 991

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NGC 991
NGC991 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 991
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 02h 35m 32.68341s [1]
Declination −07° 09′ 15.8406″ [1]
Redshift 0.005126 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 1532.8 km/s [2]
Distance 62.9 ± 4.5  Mly (19.28 ± 1.37  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)12.36 [2]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)c [3]
Other designations
MCG -01-07-023, PGC 9846 [2]

NGC 991 is an intermediate spiral galaxy the constellation Cetus. This galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1785. [4] [5] [6]

A type Ib supernova designated SN 1984L was discovered in this galaxy in late August 1984 by R. Evans. [7] SN 1984L (type II, mag. 13.5), [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 991". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. 1 2 "Results for object NGC 0991 (NGC 991)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  4. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 991". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 991 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  7. ↑ Wheeler, J. C.; Levreault, R. (July 1985). "The peculiar type I supernova in NGC 991". Astrophysical Journal. 294: L17–L20. Bibcode:1985ApJ...294L..17W. doi:10.1086/184500.
  8. ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 1984L. Retrieved 23 January 2024.


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