NGC 966 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy approximately 440 million light-years away from Earth[1] in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886.[3]

NGC 966
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 966
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension02h 31m 47.16s [1]
Declination−19° 52′ 54.10″ [1]
Redshift0.033690 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity10100 ± 45 km/s [1]
Distance440 Mly[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.30 [2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.30 [2]
Characteristics
TypeSA0^0 pec:[1]
Apparent size (V)1.0 x 0.9 [1]
Other designations
PGC 9626, MCG -3-7-29, ESO 545-30

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 966". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Data for NGC 966". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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