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NGC 901

NGC 901 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 901:

NGC:NGC 901
Type:galaxy
Galaxy type:elliptical
Galaxy morph class:E
Constellation:Aries
Surface brightness:23.9 mag/arcsec2
B-mag (blue):15.6
J-mag (IR):11.9
H-mag (IR):
K-mag (IR):11.2
Right Ascension:02:23:34.09
Declination:26:33:25.40
Major axis:0.78 '
Minor axis:0.55 '
Angle (major axis):36°
Radial velocity:9774 km/s
Redshift:0.033152

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS