NGC 901 explained

NGC 901
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Aries
Z:0.0326
H Radial V:9774 km/s
Dist Ly:[1]
Type:E[2]
Appmag B:15.66

NGC 901 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be 441 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 50,000 ly. NGC 901 was discovered on September 5, 1864, by Albert Marth.[3] [4]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Results for object NGC 0901 (NGC 901). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-05-25.
  2. Web site: Search specification: PGC 212967 . HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. 2020-05-25.
  3. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-03-21.
  4. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 901. spider.seds.org. 2020-03-21.

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