NGC 861 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Triangulum |
Right ascension | 02h 15m 51.146s [1] |
Declination | +35° 54′ 48.89″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.027249 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8058 km/s [2] |
Distance | 360.7 Mly (110.59 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.8 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb [2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1737, MCG +06-06-003, PGC 8652 [2] |
NGC 861 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 360 million light-years from the Milky Way [3] and has a diameter of approximately 165,000 light-years. The object was discovered on September 18, 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest. [4] [5] [6]
NGC 861 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Triangulum |
Right ascension | 02h 15m 51.146s [1] |
Declination | +35° 54′ 48.89″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.027249 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8058 km/s [2] |
Distance | 360.7 Mly (110.59 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.8 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb [2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1737, MCG +06-06-003, PGC 8652 [2] |
NGC 861 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 360 million light-years from the Milky Way [3] and has a diameter of approximately 165,000 light-years. The object was discovered on September 18, 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest. [4] [5] [6]