| NGC 895 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 895 imaged by the Dark Energy Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 21m 36.20s [1] |
| Declination | −5° 31′ 13.00″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.007635±0.000017 [2] |
| Distance | 98 Mly (30.15 Mpc) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.73 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)cd [2] |
| Size | 85,500 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.236′ × 2.188′ [1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 8974, [2] AGC 420070, [2] GSC 04697-01007, [2] MCG-01-07-002, [2] LEDA 8974 [2] | |
NGC 895 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located around 98 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. [3] [2] NGC 895 was discovered November 28, 1856 by R. J. Mitchell. [4] NGC 895 is not known to have much star-formation, and is not known to have an active galactic nuclei. [2] [1]
