NGC 883
| Galaxy NGC 883 |
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![NGC 883 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC883_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 883 SDSS image | |
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| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 19 m 05.18 s |
| declination | -06 ° 47 ′ 27.3 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 ^ - (s) |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 5443 ± 19 |
| Radial velocity | 0.018156 ± 0.000063 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(243 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (74.6 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 10, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 883 • PGC 8841 • MCG -01-06-090 • 2MASX J02190516-0647271 • GC 520 • H II 437 • h 215 • GALEX ASC J021905.20-064725.5 • LDCE 154 NED007 • NSA 131647 • WISEA J021905.19-064727.5 | |
NGC 883 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 243 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 85,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 881 and IC 219 .
The object was on 10 September 1785 by the astronomer William Herschel using a 18.7-inch - telescope discovered.
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