NGC 882

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Galaxy
NGC 882
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NGC 882 [1]
NGC 882
AladinLite
Constellation Aries
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 19 m 39.905 s
declination + 15 ° 48 ′ 51.25 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0  
Brightness  (visual) 13.9 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14.9 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 ′ × 0.6 ′
Position angle 82 °
Surface brightness 13.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.013229 ± 0.000067  
Radial velocity 3966 ± 20 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(180 ± 13)  x  10 6  ly
(55.3 ± 3.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date January 11, 1831
Catalog names
NGC  882 • UGC  1789 • PGC  8874 • CGCG  461-073 • CGCG 462-001 • MCG  + 03-06-052 • 2MASX  J02193990 + 1548514 • GC  519 • h  213 • GALEX ASC J021939.90 + 154851.9 • LDCE 158 NED004 • WISEA J021939.90 + 154851.4

NGC 882 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Aries on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 180 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxy IC 1794 is located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered on January 11, 1831 by John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 882
  4. ↑ Seligman