Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  NGC 891  ·  NGC 898  ·  NGC 906
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NGC 891 Edge-On Galaxy, Richard Pattie
NGC 891 Edge-On Galaxy
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NGC 891 Edge-On Galaxy

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NGC 891 Edge-On Galaxy, Richard Pattie
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NGC 891 Edge-On Galaxy

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NGC 891 looks as the Milky Way would look when viewed edge-on, and in fact both galaxies are considered very similar in terms of luminosity and size. It is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda, and has a diameter of about 130,000 light-years. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6, 1784. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1023 group of galaxies in the Local Supercluster.

As well as NGC 891, there are two other much more distant galaxies in the image. NGC 898, at 252 million light-years distant, is slightly below and to the right, and NGC 206, at 215 million light-years away, is at the very bottom of the image, slightly to the right.

For anyone with the time or inclination, there are 25 more tiny unnamed galaxies in the image for you to find.

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NGC 891 Edge-On Galaxy, Richard Pattie