NGC 874 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 02h 16m 02.06183s [1] |
Declination | −23° 18′ 21.7259″ [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 12060 [2] km/s |
Distance | 571.5 ± 40.1 Mly (175.22 ± 12.28 Mpc) [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab? pec [4] |
Other designations | |
ESO 478-18, GSC 06433-01732, PGC 8663 [5] |
NGC 874 is a spiral galaxy located in the Cetus constellation. It is estimated to be 572 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 light-years. NGC 874 was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller. [3] [6]
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NGC 874 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 02h 16m 02.06183s [1] |
Declination | −23° 18′ 21.7259″ [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 12060 [2] km/s |
Distance | 571.5 ± 40.1 Mly (175.22 ± 12.28 Mpc) [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab? pec [4] |
Other designations | |
ESO 478-18, GSC 06433-01732, PGC 8663 [5] |
NGC 874 is a spiral galaxy located in the Cetus constellation. It is estimated to be 572 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 light-years. NGC 874 was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller. [3] [6]
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