NGC 865
Galaxy NGC 865 |
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Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 02 h 16 m 15.1 s |
declination | + 28 ° 35 ′ 59 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S? |
Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 165 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.009990 +/- 0.000023 |
Radial velocity | 2995 +/- 7 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(139 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (42.5 ± 3.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Edouard Stephan |
Discovery date | September 9, 1871 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 865 • UGC 1747 • PGC 8678 • CGCG 504-042 • MCG + 05-06-020 • IRAS 02133 + 2822 • 2MASX J02161510 + 2835590 • |
NGC 865 is a galaxy in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 139 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 ly in diameter.
The object was on 9 September 1871 by the astronomer Edouard Stephan using a 80-cm - telescope discovered.
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