Right ascension 02 25 03.5 Redshift 0.010270 Type SBc:r Magnitude 12.21 Apparent magnitude (V) 12.21 | Declination −24° 7′ 22″ Helio radial velocity 3063 km/s Distance 1.41907926 × 10^24 m Constellation Fornax | |
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Similar NGC 474, Arp 147, NGC 2841, NGC 986, Cartwheel Galaxy | ||
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NGC 922 is a barred spiral galaxy located 150 million light years away from the Earth. The ring structure and the galaxy’s distorted spiral shape result from a smaller galaxy hitting the centre of NGC 922 some 330 million years ago.
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