NGC 932

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Aries
Right ascension: 02 27 54.7033
Declination: +20 ° 19 ′ 57.169 ″
Redshift: 0.013 606 ± 0.000 007 00
Heliocentric radial velocity: 4,079 ± 2 km/s
Distance: 184.6 ± 12.9 Mly (56.59 ± 3.97 Mpc )
Group or cluster: NGC 976 group (LGG 61)
Type: SAa
Size: ~112,900 ly (34.60 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.9′ × 1.6′

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Image: NGC 0932 SDSS.jpg

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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). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 29 November 1785. There has been a longstanding confusion between this galaxy and NGC 930, which is a nonexistent object.

NGC 976 group