NGC 801

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NGC 801
′ × 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]

References

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    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR
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  2. Bibcode:2002LEDA.........0P
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    S2CID 250737862
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    Springer-Verlag. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help
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  5. S2CID 18913331
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  6. ^ "NGC 801". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  7. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 801". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  8. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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