NGC 801

NGC 801
NGC 801
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension02h 03m 44.79408s[1]
Declination+38° 15′ 31.6246″[1]
Redshift0.019187±0.000090[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,772[3] km/s
Distance174.4 Mly (53.46 Mpc)[3]
Characteristics
TypeSc[4]
Size189.2 kly (58.01 kpc)[4]
Apparent size (V)1.280′ × 0.461′[5]
Other designations
UGC 1550, MCG +06-05-079, PGC 7847[6]

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]

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