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Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
02 23 01.9
Declination
−20 ° 42 ′ 43 ″
Redshift
1649.9 km / s
Distance
25.7 ± 6.0 Mpc
Group or cluster
NGC 908 group
Type
Seyfert 2
Apparent size v
2'.0 x 0'.6

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Distance from Earth
22.28
Image
NGC 0907 DSS.jpg
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galaxy morphological type
Sbc:
time of discovery or invention
1784-10-20
catalog code
LEDA 9054
redshift
0.005747
apparent magnitude
9.971
Commons category
NGC 907
right ascension
35.7622375
declination
-20.7118361
radial velocity
1723

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NGC 907 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered on 20 October 1784 by William Herschel. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 908 group and is interacting with the neighboring galaxies IC 223 and NGC 899. NGC 907 is near the celestial equator and visible to observers in both hemispheres.

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