Astronomy:NGC 900

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Short description: Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aries
NGC 900
NGC900 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 900
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAries
Right ascension 02h 23m 32.18058s[1]
Declination+26° 30′ 41.6759″[1]
Redshift0.03254[2]
Helio radial velocity9596 km/s[2]
Distance428.1 Mly (131.25 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0[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]

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