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NGC 966

{{short description|Galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}

{{Infobox Galaxy

| name = NGC 966

| image = File:NGC 966 PanS.jpg

| caption = Pan-STARRS image of NGC 966

| epoch = J2000.0

| constellation name = Cetus

| ra = {{RA|02|31|47.16}}

| dec = {{DEC|-19|52|54.10}}

| z = 0.033690

| h_radial_v = {{nowrap|10100 ± 45 km/s}}

| dist_ly = 440 Mly

| appmag_b = 14.30

| appmag_v = 13.30

| type = SA0^0 pec:

| size_v = 1.0 x 0.9

| names = PGC 9626, MCG -3-7-29, ESO 545-30

}}

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

See also

References

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{{cite web|title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+966|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=28 November 2017}}

{{cite web|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 966|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC966|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=December 9, 2017}}

{{cite web|title=Data for NGC 966|url=http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/NGC%201%20-%20999%20(11-30-17).htm|website=www.astronomy-mall.com|access-date=December 9, 2017}}

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External links

  • {{WikiSky}}
  • [http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC966 SEDS]

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{{Catalogs|PGC=9626|NGC=966}}

{{Cetus}}

{{Sky|02|31|47.16||-19|52|54.10|190000000}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 966}}

Category:Unbarred lenticular galaxies

Category:Cetus

966

9626

Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1886

Category:Discoveries by Francis Leavenworth

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