NGC 911 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 02h 25m 42.397s[1] |
Declination | +41° 57′ 22.59″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01885[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5598 km/s[2] |
Distance | 257.9 Mly (79.07 Mpc)[3] |
Group or cluster | Abell 347[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.0[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1878, MCG +07-06-016, PGC 9221[2] |
NGC 911 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 258 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1878.[4][5][6] It is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 347.[2]