NGC 980

NGC 980
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 980
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension02h 35m 18.56844s
Declination+40° 55′ 35.3546″
Redshift0.019310
Heliocentric radial velocity5733 km/s
Distance256.2 Mly (78.56 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14.3
Characteristics
TypeS0
Other designations
UGC 2063, MCG +07-06-038, PGC 9831

NGC 980 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 256 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German - British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.

iPTF 13ebh, a type Ia supernova, occurred in NGC 980.

References

  1. 1 2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "NGC 980". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  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. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 980 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  5. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 980". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  6. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  7. ↑ "iPTF 13ebh". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-30.