NGC 940

NGC 940 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 222 million light-years from the Milky Way^[3] and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 ly. NGC 940 was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on 26 September 1865.^[4][5][6]

NGC 940
SDSS image of NGC 940
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Triangulum
Right ascension	02h 29m 27.51472s[1]
Declination	+31° 38′ 27.5640″[1]
Redshift	0.017172[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5104 km/s[2]
Distance	221.6 Mly (67.93 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.4[2]
Characteristics
Type	S0[2]
Other designations
UGC 1964, MCG +05-06-050, PGC 9478[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 940: SN 2021vtl (Type Ia, mag. 17.3) was discovered by Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS) on 11 August 2021.^[7]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)