NGC 1924
| NGC 1924 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 1924 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Right ascension | 05h 28m 01.9s[1] |
| Declination | −05° 18′ 39″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.008533[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,558 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 143 million ly (43.85 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.24[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBbc[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6' x 1.2'[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 17319, AGC 450061, 6dFGS gJ052802.0-051838, IRAS F05255-0521, LEDA 17319, 2MASX J05280197-0518383, MCG-01-14-011, NPM1G -05.0244, NVSS J052801-051844 | |
NGC 1924 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 143 million light-years away in the constellation Orion.[2] NGC 1924 was discovered on October 5, 1785 by William Herschel. NGC 1924 is not known to have an Active galactic nucleus, and is not known to have much star-forming regions.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Results for Object NGC 1924". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1900 - 1949". Cseligman. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
External links
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