NGC 999

NGC 999
DSS image of NGC 999
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension02h 38m 47.46177s
Declination+41° 40′ 13.6652″
Redshift0.015097
Heliocentric radial velocity4492 km/s
Distance195.0 Mly (59.80 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14.5
Characteristics
Type(R')SAB(s)a
Other designations
UGC 2127, MCG +07-06-047, PGC 10026, CGCG 539-066

NGC 999 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 195 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan on 8 December 1871.

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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 "NGC 999". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ "Results for object NGC 0999 (NGC 999)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  5. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 999". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-02-10.