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NGC 891

NGC 891
Object NGC 891 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 891 - galaxy in the constellation Andromedae
Type: Sb - spiral galaxy
The angular dimensions: 11.70'x1.6'
magnitude: V=9.9m; B=10.8m
The surface brightness: 13.6 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 2h22m33s; Dec= 42°20'50"
redshift (z): 0.001761
The distance from the Sun to NGC 891: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 7.4 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 891 : PGC 9031, UGC 1831, MCG 7-5-46, CGCG 538-52, IRAS 02195+4209

Nearby objects: NGC 889, NGC 890, NGC 892, NGC 893

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