NGC 992 explained

NGC 992
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Aries
Ra:[1]
Z:0.01376
H Radial V:4098 km/s
Dist Ly:[2]
Type:SBc[3]
Appmag V:15.13
Appmag B:15.53
Names:[4]

NGC 992 is a spiral galaxy in the Aries constellation and is estimated to be 188 million light years from the Milky Way. NGC 992 was discovered by astronomers Lewis A. Swift on September 6, 1886.[5] [6]

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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. Web site: Results for object NGC 0992 (NGC 992). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-06-03.
  3. Web site: Search specification: NGC 992. HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2020-06-03.
  4. NGC 992. 2020-06-03.
  5. Web site: The galaxy NGC 992 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-03-24.
  6. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 992. spider.seds.org. 2020-03-24.

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