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]