NGC 857
Galaxy NGC 857 |
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NGC 857 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Chemical furnace |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 12 m 36.97 s |
declination | -31 ° 56 ′ 40.6 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (rl) 0 ^ + |
Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
Position angle | 92 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | IC 1788 group LGG 52 |
Redshift | 0.011695 ± 0.000077 |
Radial velocity | 3506 ± 23 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(154 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (47.1 ± 3.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | November 18, 1835 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 857 • PGC 8455 • ESO 415-006 • MCG -05-06-008 • 2MASX J02123698-3156404 • SGC 021026-3210.7 • GALEX ASC J021236.91-315643.0 • LDCE 150 NED002 • WISEA J021236.94-315640.5 |
NGC 857 is a lens-shaped galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Fornax in the southern sky . It is an estimated 154 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter. Together with three other galaxies, it forms the IC 1788 group ( LGG 52 ).
The object was discovered by John Herschel on November 18, 1835 .
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