| NGC 801 | |
|---|---|
| NGC 801 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 02h 03m 44.79408s [1] |
| Declination | +38° 15′ 31.6246″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.019187±0.000090 [2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,772 [3] km/s |
| Distance | 174.4 Mly (53.46 Mpc) [3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sc [4] |
| Size | 189.2 kly (58.01 kpc) [4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.280′ × 0.461′ [5] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1550, MCG +06-05-079, PGC 7847 [6] | |
NGC 801 is a spiral galaxy with an active galaxy core [ citation needed ] in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be 174 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 174,400 light-years. The object was discovered on September 20, 1885 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift. [7] [8]
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