NGC 1924 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Orion |
Right ascension | 05h 28m 01.9s [1] |
Declination | −05° 18′ 39″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.008533 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,558 km/s [1] |
Distance | 143 million ly (43.85 Mpc) [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.24 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBbc [2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.6' x 1.2' [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. [2] 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. [2]