NGC 872
| Galaxy NGC 872 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 15 m 25.2 s |
| declination | -17 ° 46 ′ 52 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) c? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 174 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014380 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | (4311 ± 10) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(191 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (58.7 ± 4.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | October 15, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 872 • PGC 8629 • ESO 544-032 • MCG -03-06-019 • IRAS F02130-1800 • 2MASX J02152523-1746517 • SGC 021304-1800.8 • LEDA 8629 | |
NGC 872 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 191 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter.
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on October 15, 1886 .