NGC 953
Appearance
NGC 953 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Triangulum |
Right ascension | 02h 31m 09.7944s[1] |
Declination | +29° 35′ 19.632″[1] |
Redshift | 0.015758±0.000087[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4724 ± 26 km/s[1] |
Distance | 216.2 ± 15.3 Mly (66.30 ± 4.68 Mpc)[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[1] |
Size | ~96,500 ly (29.59 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5′ × 1.5′[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1991, MCG +05-07-001, PGC 9586, CGCG 504-104[1] |
NGC 953 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It has an apparent magnitude of 14.5. It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on September 26, 1865.[2]
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