NGC 938 explained

NGC 938
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Aries
Z:	0.013653
H Radial V:	4065 km/s
Dist Ly:	^[1]
Type:	E3^[2]
Appmag B:	13.8
Names:	^[3]

NGC 938 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries, approximately 184 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the Prussian astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest in 1863.^{[4] [5] [6]}

SN 2015ab, a type Ia supernova, occurred within NGC 938.^[7]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. 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 .
2. 2018MNRAS.475.3700M. Timing the formation and assembly of early-type galaxies via spatially resolved stellar populations analysis. Martín-Navarro. Ignacio. Vazdekis. Alexandre. Falcón-Barroso. Jesús. La Barbera. Francesco. Yıldırım. Akın. Van De Ven. Glenn. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2018. 475. 3. 3700. 10.1093/mnras/stx3346. free . 1801.05486.
3. NGC 938. 2020-05-28.
4. Web site: The galaxy NGC 938 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-03-26.
5. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-03-26.
6. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 938. spider.seds.org. 2020-03-26.
7. SN 2015ab. 2020-05-28.