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NGC 937
DSS image of NGC 937
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension02h 29m 28.25s[1]
Declination+42° 14′ 58.8″[1]
Redshift0.018963[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5631 km/s[2]
Distance260.9 ± 18.3 Mly (79.99 ± 5.61 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeSBcd?[2]
Other designations
UGC 1961, MCG +07-06-024, PGC 9480[2]

NGC 937 is a barred spiral galaxy[3] located in the constellation Andromeda about 251 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 12 December 1884.[4][5]

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