| NGC 906 | |
|---|---|
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 906 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 02h 25m 16.255s[1] |
| Declination | +42° 05′ 23.48″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01561[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4643 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 207.5 Mly (63.62 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.71[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.76[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −21.0[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBab[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1868,MCG +07-06-012,PGC 9188[2] | |
NGC 906 is abarred spiral galaxy in theconstellation Andromeda in the northern sky. It is estimated to be 215 millionlight years from theMilky Way and has adiameter of approximately 110,000 ly. NGC 906 was discovered on October 30, 1878 byastronomerÉdouard Stephan.[5][6]
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