NGC 996

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NGC 996
NGC 0996 DSS.jpg
DSS image of NGC 996 (center)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 02h 38m 39.865s [1]
Declination +41° 38′ 51.27″ [1]
Redshift 0.015409 [2]
Helio radial velocity 4584 km/s [2]
Distance 203.3  Mly (62.34  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.5 [2]
Characteristics
Type E [2]
Other designations
UGC 2123, MCG +07-06-045, PGC 10015 [2]

NGC 996 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be 210 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 75,000 ly. The supernova SN 1996bq occurred in this galaxy. [4] NGC 996 was discovered on December 7, 1871 by astronomer Édouard Stephan. [5] [6] [7]

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  3. ↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv: astro-ph/0610732 . Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID   11672751.
  4. ↑ "SN 1996bq". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  5. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 996 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
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