NGC 970 is an interacting galaxy pair in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 471 million light-years[3][note 1] from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 100,000 ly. The object was discovered on September 14, 1850, by Bindon Blood Stoney.[5][6][4]
| NGC 970 | |
|---|---|
 DSS image of NGC 970 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 02h 34m 11.69897s[1] |
| Declination | +32° 58′ 38.3137″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.03270[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9642 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 471.4 Mly (144.54 Mpc)[3][note 1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.66[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S:[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG +05-07-009, PGC 9786[2] | |