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NGC 891
Apparent magnitude: 10.8
Distance: Aprox: 30 million light-years
Constellation: Andromeda
NGC 891 looks as the Milky Way would look like when viewed edge-on.
The galaxy is a member of a small group of galaxies, sometimes called the NGC 1023 Group. Other galaxies in this group are the NGCs 925, 949, 959, 1003, 1023, and 1058, and the UGCs 1807, 1865 (DDO 19), 2014 (DDO 22), 2023 (DDO 25), 2034 (DDO 24), and 2259.
Taken 9/25/19 in Kenton, Oklahoma by Russell Kille on a Celestron C14 Edge HD SCT at f/7.7 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera.
Taken 2/16/18 in Chiefland Florida by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera
