NGC 906 explained
| NGC 906 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Andromeda |
| Ra: | [1] |
| Z: | 0.01561 |
| H Radial V: | 4643 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | [2] |
| Type: | SBab[3] |
| Appmag V: | 12.71 |
| Appmag B: | 13.76 |
| Absmag V: | -21.0 |
| Names: | [4] |
NGC 906 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky. It is estimated to be 215 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 110,000 ly. NGC 906 was discovered on October 30, 1878 by astronomer Édouard Stephan.[5] [6]
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Notes and References
- 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
- Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey. Crook, Aidan C.. Huchra, John P.. Martimbeau, Nathalie. Masters, Karen L.. Jarrett, Tom. Macri, Lucas M.. The Astrophysical Journal. 655. 2. 790–813. 2007. 2007ApJ...655..790C. 10.1086/510201. astro-ph/0610732. 11672751.
- Web site: Results for object NGC 0906 (NGC 906). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-05-25.
- NGC 906. 2020-05-25.
- Web site: The galaxy NGC 906 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-03-23.
- Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 906. spider.seds.org. 2020-03-23.
