NGC 970

In today's world, NGC 970 is a topic that arouses interest and debate in different areas. From politics to technology, NGC 970 has captured the attention of millions of people around the world, generating passionate discussions and conflicting opinions. Whether due to its impact on society, its historical relevance or its influence on people's daily lives, NGC 970 has become a central topic in current conversations. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to NGC 970, from its origins to its possible consequences, with the aim of offering a broad and complete vision of this phenomenon that intrigues us so much.

NGC 970
DSS image of NGC 970
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTriangulum
Right ascension02h 34m 11.69897s[1]
Declination+32° 58′ 38.3137″[1]
Redshift0.03270[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity9642 km/s[2]
Distance471.4 Mly (144.54 Mpc)[3][note 1]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.66[3]
Characteristics
TypeS:[4]
Other designations
MCG +05-07-009, PGC 9786[2]

NGC 970 is an interacting galaxy pair in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 471 million light-years[3][note 1] from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 100,000 ly. The object was discovered on September 14, 1850, by Bindon Blood Stoney.[5][6][4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b From a distance modulus μ of 35.80 ± 0.11 magnitudes.

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 970". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. ^ a b c "Search specification: NGC 970". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. ^ a b Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 950 - 999". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  6. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 970". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-02-12.


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