NGC 950 explained

NGC 950
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Cetus
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.015775
H Radial V:	4692 km/s
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	SB(rs)b:^[3]
Appmag B:	14.48
Names:	^[4]

NGC 950 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is approximately 205 million light-years^[2] away from the Solar System and has a diameter of about 85,000 light-years. The object was discovered in 1886 by American astronomer and mathematician Ormond Stone.^[5]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. 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 .
2. 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 .
3. Web site: Results for object NGC 0950 (NGC 950). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-05-30.
4. NGC 950. 2020-05-30.
5. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 950. spider.seds.org. 2020-02-12.