| NGC 901 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 901 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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 anelliptical galaxy in theconstellation Aries. It is estimated to be 441 millionlight years from theMilky Way and has adiameter of approximately 50,000 ly. NGC 901 was discovered on September 5, 1864, byAlbert Marth.[3][4]
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