NGC 908
| NGC 908 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 908 imaged by the Very Large Telescope of ESO. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 23m 04.6s[1] |
| Declination | −21° 14′ 02″[1] |
| Redshift | 1509 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 56.0 ± 5.7 Mly (17.2 ± 1.8 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 908 group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.83[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)c [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 6′.0 × 2′.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGCA 27, MCG -04-06-035, PGC 9057[2] | |
NGC 908 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on 20 September 1786 by William Herschel.[3] This galaxy is 56 million light years away from Earth. It is the main galaxy in the NGC 908 group, which also includes NGC 899, NGC 907, and IC 223.[4]
Appearance
[edit | edit source]NGC 908 has vigorous star formation and is a starburst galaxy. The galaxy has a three-arm spiral pattern; two of its arms have peculiar morphology. The galaxy has a bright central bulge. Clusters of young stars and star-forming knots can be seen in the arms. Starburst activity and the peculiar morphology of the galaxy indicate it had a close encounter with another galaxy, although none are visible now.[5]
Stars observed
[edit | edit source]Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 908:
- SN 1994ai (Type Ic, mag. 17) was discovered by Robert McNaught on 20 December 1994.[6][7]
- SN 2006ce (Type Ia, mag. 12.4) was discovered by Libert "Berto" Monard on 10 May 2006.[8][9]
Also, one luminous blue variable has been observed in this galaxy: AT 2021ablz (type LBV, mag. 20.6) was discovered by Pan-STARRS on 14 October 2021.[10]
See also
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External links
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- NGC 908 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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