NGC 891

NGC 891 is a spiral galaxy of type Sb. In epoch J2000 coordinates, it is located at an RA of 02h22m33.41s and a Dec of +42d20m56.9s. Its radial velocity is 528 kilometers per second and its redshift is .00176. Its magnitude is 10.81.

This image was an Astronomy Picture of the day. The original image can be found at http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970228.html