NGC 879
| Galaxy NGC 879 |
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![NGC 879 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC879_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 879 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 16 m 51.20 s |
| declination | -08 ° 57 ′ 50.45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Insane |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.72 ′ × 0.62 ′ |
| Position angle | 5 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013234 ± 0.000079 |
| Radial velocity | 3967 ± 24 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(177 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (54.3 ± 3.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 879 • PGC 8705 • KUG 0214-091 • 2MASX J02165120-0857504 • NSA 23360 • WISEA J021651.20-085750.3 | |
NGC 879 is an irregular galaxy of Hubble type Irr in the constellation Cetus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 177 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.
The object was by astronomer Francis Leavenworth use in 1886 of a 26-inch - telescope discovered.
Web links
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