NGC 990 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 153 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German - British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.
NGC 990 is part of a galaxy group known as LGG 69. It has at least 3 members, which are NGC 990, NGC 1024 and NGC 1029.
See also List of NGC objects (1–1000)
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