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NGC 940

galaxy

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Constellation: Triangulum
Right ascension: 02 29 27.51472
Declination: +31 ° 38 ′ 27.5640 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5104 km/s
Distance: 221.6 Mly (67.93 Mpc )
Type: S0

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Image: NGC 0940 SDSS.jpg

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NGC 940 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 222 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 ly. NGC 940 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on 26 September 1865.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 940: SN 2021vtl (Type Ia, mag. 17.3) was discovered by Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS) on 11 August 2021.