| NGC 958 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 958 imaged bySDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 30m 42.8350s[1] |
| Declination | −02° 56′ 20.126″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019150[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5741 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 264.8 ± 18.6 Mly (81.20 ± 5.69 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.2[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)c?[1] |
| Size | ~161,200 ly (49.43 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.9′ × 0.9′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 02281-0309,2MASX J02304283-0256204,MCG -01-07-019,PGC 9560[1] | |
NGC 958 is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation ofCetus. Its velocity with respect to thecosmic microwave background is 5505 ± 17 km/s, which corresponds to aHubble distance of 81.20 ± 5.69Mpc (~265 millionlight-years).[1] However, 19non-redshift measurements give a closer distance of 58.93 ± 12.91 Mpc (~192 million light-years).[2] The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel on 20 September 1784.[3]
TheSIMBAD database lists NGC 958 as aSeyfert II Galaxy, i.e. it has aquasar-like nuclei with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.[4] TheNASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) lists NGC 958 as aluminous infrared galaxy (LIRG).[1]
Threesupernovae have been observed in NGC 958:
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