| NGC 938 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 938 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 02h 28m 33.51968s[1] |
| Declination | +20° 17′ 01.3642″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.013653[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4065 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 179.2 Mly (54.94 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.8[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E3[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1947,MCG +03-07-017,PGC 9423[2] | |
NGC 938 is anelliptical galaxy located in theconstellation Aries, approximately 184 millionlight years from theMilky Way. It was discovered by thePrussianastronomerHeinrich d'Arrest in 1863.[5][6][7]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 938:SN 2015ab (type Ia, mag. 17.3) was discovered 10 July 2015 byKōichi Itagaki.[8][9]
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