NGC 801 | |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Constellation Name: | Andromeda |
H Radial V: | 5,772 km/s |
Type: | Sc |
Size: | 58.01kpc |
NGC 801 is a spiral galaxy with an active galaxy core in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be 174 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 174,400 light-years. The object was discovered on September 20, 1885 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift.