Astronomy:NGC 895
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| NGC 895 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) NGC 895 imaged by the Dark Energy Survey | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 21m 36.20s[1] |
| Declination | −5° 31′ 13.00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.007635±0.000017[2] |
| Distance | 98 Mly (30.15 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.73[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)cd[2] |
| Size | 85,500 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.236′ × 2.188′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 8974,[2] AGC 420070,[2] GSC 04697-01007,[2] MCG-01-07-002,[2] LEDA 8974[2] | |
NGC 895 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located around 98 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.[3][2] NGC 895 was discovered November 28, 1856 by R. J. Mitchell.[4] NGC 895 is not known to have much star-formation, and is not known to have an active galactic nuclei.[2][1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "NGC 895 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". http://www.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=874.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+895&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1.
- ↑ "NGC 895 - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus | TheSkyLive.com". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc895-object.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 850 - 899". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc8a.htm.
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