NGC 862
| Galaxy NGC 862 |
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![NGC 862 with LEDA 200050 (l) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_0862_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 862 with LEDA 200050 (l) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 13 m 03.00 s |
| declination | -42 ° 02 ′ 00.7 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E? |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 11.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 862 group LGG 50 |
| Redshift | 0.017996 ± 0.000060 |
| Radial velocity | 5395 ± 18 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(237 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (72.6 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 5, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 862 • PGC 8487 • ESO 298-020 • MCG -07-05-012 • 2MASX J02130301-4202009 • SGC 021102-4216.0 • GALEX ASC J021303.01-420200.4 • LDCE 164 NED001 • WISEA J021302.98-420200.5 | |
NGC 862 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Phoenix the southern sky . It is an estimated 237 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years in diameter. It is the brightest galaxy in the NGC 862 group ( LGG 50 ) and presumably forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair with PGC 200050 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on September 5, 1834 .
NGC 862 group ( LGG 50 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 822 | PGC 8055 | 239 |
| NGC 862 | PGC 8487 | 237 |
| PGC 8028 | ESO 298-008 | 236 |
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