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NGC 846

Also known as New General Catalogue 846, New General Catalogue 847

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

Key facts

Constellation: Andromeda
Right ascension: 02 12 12.60
Declination: +44 ° 34 ′ 05.0 ″
Redshift: 0.017065 ± 2.60e-5
Distance: 235 Mly (72.26 M pc )
Type: SB(rs)ab
Size: 162,000 ly
Apparent size v: 1.95′ × 1.698′
Notable features: N/A

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Image: NGC 0846 DSS.jpg

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NGC 846 (also known as NGC 847) is a barred spiral galaxy located around 235 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. NGC 846 was discovered on November 22nd, 1876 by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan, and it has a diameter of around 162,000 light-years. NGC 846 is not known to have much star-formation, and it is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.

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