| NGC 992 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 992 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 02h 37m 25.491s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 06′ 03.04″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01376[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4098 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 188.1 ± 13.2 Mly (57.67 ± 4.04 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.13[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.53[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBc[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 2103,MCG +03-07-035,PGC 9938[2] | |
NGC 992 is aspiral galaxy in theAries constellation and is estimated to be 188 millionlight years from theMilky Way. NGC 992 was discovered byastronomersLewis A. Swift on September 6, 1886.[5][6]
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