NGC 900 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aries |
Right ascension | 02h 23m 32.18058s [1] |
Declination | +26° 30′ 41.6759″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.03254 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9596 km/s [2] |
Distance | 428.1 Mly (131.25 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.0 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 [2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1843, MCG +04-06-020, PGC 9079 [2] |
NGC 900 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 430 million light-years [3] from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth in 1864. [4] [5] [6] [7]
NGC 900 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aries |
Right ascension | 02h 23m 32.18058s [1] |
Declination | +26° 30′ 41.6759″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.03254 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 9596 km/s [2] |
Distance | 428.1 Mly (131.25 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.0 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 [2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1843, MCG +04-06-020, PGC 9079 [2] |
NGC 900 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 430 million light-years [3] from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth in 1864. [4] [5] [6] [7]