NGC 880
| Galaxy NGC 880 |
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![NGC 880 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC880_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 880 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 18 m 27.180 s |
| declination | -04 ° 12 ′ 20.66 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S / P |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 14 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.041522 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 12,448 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(557 ± 39) · 10 6 Lj (170.7 ± 12) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 880 • PGC 8805 • IRAS F02159-0425 • KUG 0215-044C • 2MASX J02182722-0412192 • GALEX ASC J021827.08-041220.5 • NSA 131630 • NVSS J021827-041218 | |
NGC 880 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S / P in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 557 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
The property was built in 1886 by astronomer Francis Leavenworth using a 26-inch - telescope discovered.
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Individual evidence