NGC 998 explained

NGC 998
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Cetus
Z:0.02184
H Radial V:6476 km/s
Dist Ly:[1]
Type:S?
Appmag B:14.6
Absmag V:-23.46 +/- 0.51
Names:[2]

NGC 998 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 294 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 ly. Together with NGC 997, it forms a gravitationally bound pair of galaxies. NGC 998 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on 10 November 1863 using a 48-inch telescope.[3] [4] [5]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Results for object NGC 0998 (NGC 998). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-06-03.
  2. NGC 998. 2020-06-03.
  3. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 998. spider.seds.org. 2020-03-24.
  4. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-03-24.
  5. Web site: The galaxy NGC 998 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-03-24.

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