Astronomy:NGC 2960
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| NGC 2960 | |
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| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Right ascension | 09h 41m 57s |
| Declination | +03° 27′ 29″ |
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NGC 2960 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra. It was discovered on March 4, 1826 by the astronomer John Herschel.[2]
According to a 2008 study of 76 galaxies by Alister Graham, the central bulge of NGC 2960 encloses a supermassive black hole whose mass is estimated at 1.2+0.3
−0.3 × 10⁷ M☉.[3]
References
- ↑ "NGC 2960 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc2960-object.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2950 - 2999". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc29a.htm#2960.
- ↑ Attia, Abdel-Fattah; Ismail, H. A; Selim, I. M; Osman, A. M; Isaa, I. A; Marie, M. A; Shaker, A. A (August 2005). "Stellar Population Analysis of Galaxies based on Genetic Algorithms". Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 (4): 347–355. doi:10.1088/1009-9271/5/4/002. ISSN 1009-9271. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1009-9271/5/4/002.
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