NGC 1961
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NGC 1961 by Hubble Space Telescope.
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 05h 42m 04.6s[1] |
| Declination | +69° 22′ 42″[1] |
| Redshift | 3934 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 173 Mly (53.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Type | SAB(rs)c [1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4′.6 × 3′.0[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.9 |
| Other designations | |
| IC 2133, Arp 184, UGC 3334, PGC 17625, 6C B053634.9+692058, 8C 0536+693[1] | |
NGC 1961 (also known as IC 2133) is a spiral galaxy in constellation Camelopardalis. It is at a distance of circa 200 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 1961 is more than 220.000 light years across. The galaxy has been distorted, however no companion has been detected nor douple nucleus, reasult of a recent merger. Its outer arms are highly irregular. Two long straight arms extent from the north side of the galaxy.[2] A luminous X-ray corona has been detected around the galaxy.[3][4] NGC 1961 is the central member of the small group of nine galaxies, the NGC 1961 group.[2]
It was discovered by William Herschel on December 3, 1788. Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 1961, SN 1998eb, SN 2001is, and SN 2013cc.[5]
Gallery
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NGC 1961 GALEX WikiSky.jpg
NGC 1961 by GALEX
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NGC 1961 by Mount Lemmon Obervatory
References
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- NGC 1961 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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- ↑ List of Supernovae IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
