NGC 891 in Andromeda

NGC 891 (Caldwell 23) is an edge-on galaxy in Andromeda and is 30 million light years distant.. It has an apparent width of 13.5′ and a magnitude of 10.8. NGC 891 is a member of a small group of galaxies, sometimes called the NGC 1023 group, which also contains NGCs 925, 949, 959, 1003, 1023, and 1058 as well as UGCs 1807, 1865 (DDO 19), 2014 (DDO 22), 2023 (DDO 25), 2034 (DDO 24), and 2259. Supernova 1986J was discovered in NGC 891 by van Gorkom, Rupen, Knapp, Gunn on August 21, 1986 and reached mag 14. The small, distored mag 16.3 galaxy and the bottom center is PGC9101