NGC 9 explained

NGC 9
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Pegasus
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.015104
Dist Ly:	142 ± 31 Mly ^[2]
Type:	Sb: pec
Appmag V:	14.35
Absmag V:	—18.69
Size V:	1.3' x 0.7'
Names:	UGC 78, PGC 652

NGC 9 is a spiral galaxy about 140 million light-years away in the Pegasus constellation. It was discovered on 27 September 1865 by Otto Wilhelm von Struve.^[3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 9: SN2021zju (typeIb, mag. 18.15).^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NED results for object NGC 0009 . 24 November 2008 . . 2008 .
2. Web site: Distance Results for NGC 0009 . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . 2010-05-03.
3. Book: Steinicke, Wolfgang. Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters. 2010. Cambridge University Press. 9780521192675. 283.
4. Web site: Transient Name Server . SN2021zju . . 3 September 2024.