The morphological classification of this galaxy is SB(s)d,[3] indicating that it has a bar structure and loosely wound spiral arms with no ring.[7] The spiral arm to the south is stronger than the northern arm, with the latter appearing flocculent and less coherent. The bar is offset from the center of the galaxy and is the site of star formation all along its length. Both of these morphological traits—a dominant spiral arm and the offset bar—are typically characteristics of a Magellanic spiral galaxy.[8] The galaxy is inclined at an angle of 55° to the line of sight along a position angle of 102°.[3]
Although no supernovae have been observed in NGC 925 yet, a luminous red nova, designated AT 2023nzt (type LRN, mag. 19), was discovered on 26 July 2023.[10]
References
^ abSkrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN0004-6256. S2CID18913331.
^ abcdMartin, Pierre; Roy, Jean-Rene (April 1994), "The influence of bars on the chemical composition of spiral galaxies", Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, 424 (2): 599–614, Bibcode:1994ApJ...424..599M, doi:10.1086/173917.
^ abSilbermann, N. A.; et al. (October 1996), "The Hubble Space Telescope Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. VI. The Cepheids in NGC 925", Astrophysical Journal, 470: 1, Bibcode:1996ApJ...470....1S, doi:10.1086/177845.
