NGC 990 explained

NGC 990
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Aries
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.011701
H Radial V:	3487 km/s
Dist Ly:	^[2]
Type:	E
Appmag V:	12.46^[3]
Appmag B:	13.49
Names:	^[4]

NGC 990 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 153 million light-years from the Milky Way.^[2] It was discovered by the German - British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.^{[5] [6]}

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: Search specification: NGC 990. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2020-06-03.
4. NGC 990. 2020-06-03.
5. Web site: The galaxy NGC 990 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-02-28.
6. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-02-28.