| NGC 998 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 998 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 37m 16.50891s[1] |
| Declination | +07° 20′ 08.7169″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.02184[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6476 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 303.7 ± 21.4 Mly (93.11 ± 6.56 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.6[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -23.46 +/- 0.51[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S?[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +01-07-015,PGC 9934[2] | |
NGC 998 is aspiral galaxy in theconstellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 294 millionlight years from theMilky Way and has adiameter of approximately 90,000 ly. Together with NGC 997, it forms agravitationally bound pair of galaxies. NGC 998 was discovered byastronomerAlbert Marth on 10 November 1863 using a 48-inch telescope.[4][5][6]
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