NGC 903

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Aries
Right ascension: 02 24 00.89555
Declination: +27 ° 21 ′ 23.1264 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5000 km/s
Distance: 231.0 ± 16.2 Mly (70.83 ± 4.97 Mpc )

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Image: NGC903 - NGC904 - SDSS DR14.png

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NGC 903 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be about 230 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 35,000 ly. NGC 903 was discovered on 13 December 1884 by the astronomer Edouard Stephan.