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galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
GiG
Redshift
z = 0.017956
Morphology
E
Coordinates
RA 36.0232° · Dec 27.3425°
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Key facts

Constellation
Aries
Right ascension
02 24 05.546
Declination
+27 ° 20 ′ 32.97 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
5335 km/s
Distance
234.9 Mly (72.02 Mpc )
Type
cE

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
72.02
Image
NGC 0904 SDSS.jpg
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time of discovery or invention
1884-12-13
catalog code
LEDA 9112
redshift
0.017956
galaxy morphological type
E
apparent magnitude
10.176
Commons category
NGC 904
right ascension
36.0231083
declination
27.3424917
radial velocity
5335
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NGC 904 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be 244 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 85,000 ly. NGC 904 was discovered on 13 December 1884 by the astronomer Edouard Stephan.

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