Q1040283

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Triangulum
Right ascension: 02 28 14.5
Declination: +31 ° 18 ′ 42 ″
Redshift: 0.016652 ± 0.000020
Heliocentric radial velocity: 4,992 ± 6 km/s
Distance: 159 ± 30 Mly (48.7 ± 9.3 Mpc )
Type: Sbc
Apparent size v: 3.9 ′ × 0.8 ′
Notable features: Seyfert galaxy

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 67.26
Image: NGC 931 imaged by Legacy Surveys.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 931
time of discovery or invention: 1865-09-26
catalog code: Gaia DR2 132514485705558912
radial velocity: 4858
redshift: 0.0164
galaxy morphological type: Sbc
apparent magnitude: 13.505
right ascension: 37.06028770103240
declination: 31.31151879841050
right ascension component of proper motion: -0.349
declination component of proper motion: 0.223

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NGC 931 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Triangulum. It is located at a distance of circa 200 million light-years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 931 is about 200,000 light years across. It was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on September 26, 1865. It is classified as a Seyfert galaxy.

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