NGC 901 | |
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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] |
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]