Astronomy:NGC 940

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Triangulum
NGC 940
NGC940 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 940
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTriangulum
Right ascension 02h 29m 27.51472s[1]
Declination+31° 38′ 27.5640″[1]
Redshift0.017172[2]
Helio radial velocity5104 km/s[2]
Distance221.6 Mly (67.93 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.4[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0[2]
Other designations
UGC 1964, MCG+05-06-050, PGC 9478[2]

NGC 940 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 222 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 ly. NGC 940 was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest.[4][5][6]

One supernova, SN 2021vtl (type Ia, mag. 17.3), was discovered in NGC 940 on 11 August, 2021.[7]

NGC 940 (SDSS)

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