NGC 950 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is approximately 205 million light-years[3] away from the Solar System and has a diameter of about 85,000 light-years. The object was discovered in 1886 by American astronomer and mathematician Ormond Stone.[5]
| NGC 950 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 950 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 29m 11.777s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 01′ 28.78″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015775[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4692 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 204.5 Mly (62.71 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.48[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)b:[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-07-021, PGC 9461[2] | |