NGC 936
E591824
NGC 936 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus, notable for its bright central bar and relatively featureless disk.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barred lenticular galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1785 (approx) ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | ~4.6 × 3.6 arcminutes ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitudeV | ~10.1 ⓘ |
| hasBarStructure | strong bar ⓘ |
| hasBulge | prominent central bulge ⓘ |
| hasCentralFeature | bright bar ⓘ |
| hasColor | generally red ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | −01° (approx) ⓘ |
| hasDiskAppearance | relatively featureless disk ⓘ |
| hasDistance |
~20 Mpc
ⓘ
~65 million light-years ⓘ |
| hasDustLanes | weak or absent ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | field galaxy (not in rich cluster) ⓘ |
| hasKinematics | rotation dominated ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | SB0 ⓘ |
| hasNucleus | luminous nucleus ⓘ |
| hasOuterStructure | smooth outer isophotes ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | ~1400 km/s ⓘ |
| hasRedshift | ~0.0047 ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 02h 27m (approx) ⓘ |
| hasSpiralArms | none prominent ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | low ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | dominated by older stars ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceBrightness | high central surface brightness ⓘ |
| isGasRich | no ⓘ |
| isPartOf | local universe ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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