NGC 901
Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries
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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]
| NGC 901 | |
|---|---|
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] |
| Heliocentric 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] | |
