NGC 901

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NGC 901
NGC 0901 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 901
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02h 23m 34.09s [1]
Declination +26° 33 25.4 [1]
Redshift 0.0326 [1]
Helio radial velocity 9774 km/s [1]
Distance 458.6 ± 32.1  Mly (140.60 ± 9.85  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (B)15.66 [2]
Characteristics
Type E [2]
Other designations
PGC 212967 [1]

NGC 901 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be 441 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 50,000 ly. NGC 901 was discovered on September 5, 1864, by Albert Marth. [3] [4]

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