NGC 958

NGC 958 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5505 ± 17 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 81.20 ± 5.69 Mpc. However, 19 non-redshift measurements give a closer distance of 58.93 ± 12.91 Mpc. The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 20 September 1784.
The SIMBAD database lists NGC 958 as a Seyfert II Galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nuclei with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable. The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database lists NGC 958 as a luminous infrared galaxy.

Supernovae

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 958:SN 2005A was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search on 5 January 2005.SN 2022ao was discovered by ATLAS on 5 January 2022.SN 2022acbu was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 30 November 2022.