NGC 970 explained
| NGC 970 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Triangulum |
| Z: | 0.03270 |
| H Radial V: | 9642 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | [1] |
| Type: | S: |
| Appmag B: | 15.66[2] |
| Names: | [3] |
NGC 970 is an interacting galaxy pair in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 471 million light-years[2] [1] from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 100,000 ly. The object was discovered on September 14, 1850, by Bindon Blood Stoney.[4] [5] [6]
See also
Notes and References
- From a distance modulus μ of 35.80 ± 0.11 magnitudes.
- Web site: Search specification: NGC 970. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2020-05-30.
- NGC 970. 2020-05-30.
- Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-02-12.
- Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 970. spider.seds.org. 2020-02-12.
- Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 950 - 999. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-02-17.
