NGC 9
| NGC 9 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 9 from DESI Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 00h 08m 54.7s |
| Declination | +23° 49′ 01″ |
| Redshift | 0.015104 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4528 ± 10 km/s |
| Distance | 142 ± 31 Mly (43.5 ± 9.5 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.35 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | —18.69 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb: pec |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3' x 0.7' |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 9, UGC 78, PGC 652 | |
NGC 9 is a spiral galaxy about 140 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered on 27 September 1865 by Russian astronomer Otto Wilhelm von Struve.
Supernova
One supernova has been observed in NGC 9: SN 2021zju (type Ib, mag. 18.15).