| NGC 980 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 980 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 02h 35m 18.56844s[1] |
| Declination | +40° 55′ 35.3546″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.019310[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5733 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 256.2 Mly (78.56 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.3[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2063,MCG +07-06-038,PGC 9831[2] | |
NGC 980 is alenticular galaxy located in theconstellation Andromeda about 256 millionlight years from theMilky Way. It was discovered by theGerman -BritishastronomerWilliam Herschel in 1786.[4][5][6]
iPTF 13ebh, atype Ia supernova, occurred in NGC 980.[7]
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