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NGC 801

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Andromeda
Right ascension: 02 03 44.79408
Declination: +38 ° 15 ′ 31.6246 ″
Redshift: 0.019187 ± 0.000090
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5,772 km/s
Distance: 174.4 Mly (53.46 Mpc )
Type: Sc
Size: 189.2 kly (58.01 kpc )
Apparent size v: 1.280 ′ × 0.461′

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Image: NGC 0801 DSS.jpg

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NGC 801 is a spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be 174 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 174,400 light-years. The object was discovered on September 20, 1885 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift.

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