NGC 895
{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}
{{Sky|02|21|36.20|-|5|31|13.00}}
{{Infobox galaxy
|name=NGC 895
|image=Dark Energy Survey - Spiral galaxy NGC 0895 (14935678296).jpg
|caption=NGC 895 imaged by the Dark Energy Survey
|epoch=J2000
|constellation name=Cetus
|dec={{DEC|-5|31|13.00}}|z=0.007635±0.000017
|size=85,500 ly
|names=PGC 8974, AGC 420070, GSC 04697-01007, MCG-01-07-002, LEDA 8974
}}
NGC 895 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located around 98 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.{{cite web |title=NGC 895 - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus {{!}} TheSkyLive.com |url=https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc895-object |website=theskylive.com |access-date=31 March 2024}}{{Cite web |title=By Name {{!}} NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database |url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+895&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}} NGC 895 was discovered November 28, 1856 by R. J. Mitchell.{{cite web |title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 850 - 899 |url=https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc8a.htm |website=cseligman.com |access-date=31 March 2024}} NGC 895 is not known to have much star-formation, and is not known to have an active galactic nuclei.{{Cite web |title=NGC 895 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP |url=http://www.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=874 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.wikisky.org}}
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{{NGC objects:500-999}}{{Cetus}}