NGC 892
| Galaxy NGC 892 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 20 m 52.0 s |
| declination | -23 ° 06 ′ 49 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sab |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.60 × 0.4 |
| Position angle | 6 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.033196 +/- 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 9952 +/- 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(443 ± 31) · 10 6 ly (135.7 ± 9.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis P. Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 892 • PGC 8926 • ESO 478-026 • 2MASX J02205203-2306490 • SGC 21835-2320.5 • GALEX ASC J022051.94-230649.8 | |
NGC 892 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Cetus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 443 million light years from the solar system and about 80,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxy NGC 878 is located in the same area of the sky .
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth in 1886 .