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NGC 940

NGC 940
Object NGC 940 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 940 - galaxy in the constellation Trianguli
Type: S0 - lenticular galaxy
The angular dimensions: 1.20'x0.9'
magnitude: V=12.4m; B=13.4m
The surface brightness: 12.5 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 2h29m27.4s; Dec= 31°38'29"
redshift (z): 0.017075
The distance from the Sun to NGC 940: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 72.1 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 940 : PGC 9478, UGC 1964, MCG 5-6-50, CGCG 504-95, ARAK 85, IRAS 02264+3125

Nearby objects: NGC 938, NGC 939, NGC 941, NGC 942

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