Astronomy:NGC 913

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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 913
NGC 913 PanS.jpg
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 913
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 02h 25m 44.63255s[1]
Declination+41° 47′ 57.7826″[1]
Redshift0.016871[2]
Helio radial velocity5015 km/s[2]
Distance231.0 ± 16.2 Mly (70.84 ± 4.98 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)15.0[2]
Other designations
PGC 9230[2]

NGC 913 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 224 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1878.[4][5][6]

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