| NGC 904 | |
|---|---|
legacy surveys image ofNGC 903 and NGC 904 (left) | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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] | |
NGC 904 is anelliptical galaxy in theconstellation Aries. It is estimated to be 244 millionlight years from theMilky Way and has adiameter of approximately 85,000 ly. NGC 904 was discovered on 13 December 1884 by theastronomerEdouard Stephan.[5][6][7]
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