NGC 980

NGC 980 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 256 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German - British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.^[4][5][6]

NGC 980
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 980
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	02h 35m 18.56844s[1]
Declination	+40° 55′ 35.3546″[1]
Redshift	0.019310[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5733 km/s[2]
Distance	256.2 Mly (78.56 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.3[2]
Characteristics
Type	S0[2]
Other designations
UGC 2063, MCG +07-06-038, PGC 9831[2]

iPTF 13ebh, a type Ia supernova, occurred in NGC 980.^[7]