NGC 890 explained
| NGC 890 |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Constellation Name: | Triangulum |
| Ra: | [1] |
| Z: | 0.0138 |
| H Radial V: | 4108 km/s |
| Dist Ly: | [2] |
| Type: | SAB0-(r)? |
| Appmag V: | 11.05 |
| Appmag B: | 12.5 |
| Absmag V: | -21.7 |
| Names: | [3] |
NGC 890 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 180 million light-years from the Milky Way[2] and has a diameter of approximately 130,000 ly. NGC 890 was discovered on September 13, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel.[4] [5]
See also
References
- 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
- Web site: Results for object NGC 0890 (NGC 890). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-05-25.
- NGC 890. 2020-05-25.
- Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 890. spider.seds.org. 2020-03-19.
- Web site: The galaxy NGC 890 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-03-19.
