NGC 904
Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries
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NGC 904 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be 244 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 85,000 ly. NGC 904 was discovered on 13 December 1884 by the astronomer Edouard Stephan.[5][6][7]
| NGC 904 | |
|---|---|
legacy surveys image of NGC 903 and NGC 904 (left) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 02h 24m 05.546s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 20′ 32.97″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017956[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5335 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 234.9 Mly (72.02 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.98[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | cE[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1852, MCG +04-06-024, PGC 9112[2] | |
