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Barred spiral in the constellation Orion
NGC 1924
SDSS image of NGC 1924
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationOrion
Right ascension05 28 01.9
Declination−05° 18′ 39″
Redshift0.008533
Heliocentric radial velocity2,558 km/s
Distance143 million ly (43.85 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.24
Characteristics
TypeSBbc
Apparent size (V)1.6' x 1.2'
Other designations
PGC 17319, AGC 450061, 6dFGS gJ052802.0-051838, IRAS F05255-0521, LEDA 17319, 2MASX J05280197-0518383, MCG-01-14-011, NPM1G -05.0244, NVSS J052801-051844

NGC 1924 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 143 million light-years away in the constellation Orion. NGC 1924 was discovered on October 5, 1785 by William Herschel. NGC 1924 is not known to have an Active galactic nucleus, and is not known to have much star-forming regions.

References

  1. ^ "Results for Object NGC 1924". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1900 - 1949". Cseligman. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 1924 at Wikimedia Commons
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