NGC 941
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 941 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is an estimated 16.83 MPc (55 million light-years)[3] from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 55,000 light years. The galaxies NGC 926, NGC 934, NGC 936, NGC 955 are located in the same sky area. NGC 941 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 6 January 1785.[5][6]
| NGC 941 | |
|---|---|
NGC 941 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 28m 27.847s[1] |
| Declination | −01° 09′ 05.61″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.005398[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1613.8 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 54.9 Mly (16.83 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.20[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.8[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −19.1[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)c[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1954, MCG +00-07-022, PGC 9414[2] | |
