NGC 905

NGC 905
SDSS image of NGC 905
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension02h 22m 43.574s
Declination−08° 43′ 08.46″
Redshift0.04551
Heliocentric radial velocity13333 km/s
Distance644.8 ± 45.2 Mly (197.70 ± 13.85 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)15.70
Characteristics
TypeS0-a
Other designations
PGC 9038

NGC 905 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus in the constellation Cetus south. It is estimated to be 644 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 85,000 ly. NGC 905 was discovered by astronomer Francis Leavenworth.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NGC 905". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. 1 2 "Results for object NGC 0905 (NGC 905)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. 1 2 "Search specification: NGC 905". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  4. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 905 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  5. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 905". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-23.