| NGC 908 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 908 imaged by theVery Large Telescope ofESO. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 23m 04.6s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 14′ 02″[1] |
| Redshift | 1509 ± 5km/s[1] |
| Distance | 56.0 ± 5.7Mly (17.2 ± 1.8Mpc)[1] |
| Group orcluster | NGC 908 group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.83[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)c[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 6′.0 × 2′.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGCA 27,MCG -04-06-035,PGC 9057[2] | |
NGC 908 is anunbarred spiral galaxy in the constellationCetus. It was discovered on 20 September 1786 byWilliam Herschel.[3] This galaxy is 56 millionlight years away from Earth. It is the main galaxy in the NGC 908 group, which also includesNGC 899,NGC 907, and IC 223.[4]
NGC 908 has vigorous star formation and is astarburst galaxy. The galaxy has a three-arm spiral pattern; two of its arms have peculiar morphology. The galaxy has a bright central bulge. Clusters of young stars and star-forming knots can be seen in the arms. Starburst activity and the peculiar morphology of the galaxy indicate it had a close encounter with another galaxy, although none are visible now.[5]
Twosupernovae have been observed in NGC 908:
Also, oneluminous blue variable has been observed in this galaxy:AT 2021ablz (type LBV, mag. 20.6) was discovered byPan-STARRS on 14 October 2021.[10]
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