NGC 801 is a spiral galaxy with an active galaxy core[citation needed] in the constellation Andromeda. It is estimated to be 174 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 174,400 light-years. The object was discovered on September 20, 1885 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift.[7][8]
NGC 801 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 02h 03m 44.79408s[1] |
Declination | +38° 15′ 31.6246″[1] |
Redshift | 0.019187±0.000090[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,772[3] km/s |
Distance | 174.4 Mly (53.46 Mpc)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc[4] |
Size | 189.2 kly (58.01 kpc)[4] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.280′ × 0.461′[5] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1550, MCG +06-05-079, PGC 7847[6] |
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