Astronomy:NGC 932

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NGC 932
NGC 932 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAries
Right ascension 02h 27m 54.7033s[1]
Declination+20° 19′ 57.169″[1]
Redshift0.013606±0.00000700[1]
Helio radial velocity4,079±2 km/s[1]
Distance184.6 ± 12.9 Mly (56.59 ± 3.97 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 976 group (LGG 61)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.34[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAa[1]
Size~112,900 ly (34.60 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.9′ × 1.6′[1]
Other designations
UGC 1931, MCG+03-07-014, PGC 9379[1]

NGC 932 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Aries. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,837±17 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 184.6 ± 12.9 Mly (56.59 ± 3.97 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 29 November 1785.[2][3] There has been a longstanding confusion between this galaxy and NGC 930, which is a nonexistent object.[3]

NGC 976 group

NGC 932 is part of the NGC 976 group (also known as LGG 61). This galaxy group contains at least 12 galaxies, including IC 1797 (fr), IC 1801, NGC 924 (fr), NGC 935, NGC 938, NGC 976 (fr), UGC 1965 (d), UGC 2032 (d), UGC 2064 (d), and PGC 9313 (de).[4][5]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 932:

See also

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Results for object NGC 932". NASA and Caltech. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+932. 
  2. Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 79: 212–255. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021. Bibcode1789RSPT...79..212H. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 932". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc9.htm#932. 
  4. Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47. Bibcode1993A&AS..100...47G. 
  5. "LGG 61". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=LGG+61. 
  6. Mueller, J.; Brewer, C.; Mendenhall, J. D.; Sargent, W.; Small, T. (1992). "Supernova 1992bf in NGC 930". International Astronomical Union Circular (5642): 1. Bibcode1992IAUC.5642....1M. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/05600/05642.html#item1. 
  7. "SN 1992bf". IAU. https://www.wis-tns.org/object/1992bf. 

Coordinates: Sky map 02h 27m 54.7033s, +20° 19′ 57.169″