NGC 873
| Galaxy NGC 873 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 16 m 32.3 s |
| declination | -11 ° 20 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 145 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 49 |
| Redshift | 0.013385 +/- 0.000019 |
| Radial velocity | 4013 +/- 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(179 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.9 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 27, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 873 • PGC 8692 • MCG -02-06-048 • IRAS 02140-1134 • 2MASX 02163235-1120549 • GC 515 • H II 474 • h 209/2471 • NVSS J021632-112055 | |
NGC 873 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble-type Sc in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 179 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 85,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies IC 217 .
The property was developed by William Herschel on November 27, 1785 using a 18.7-inch - telescope discovered.
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