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NGC 862
legacy survey image of NGC 862
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPhoenix
Right ascension02h 13m 02.98434s[1]
Declination−42° 02′ 00.6071″[1]
Redshift0.017659[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5247 km/s[2]
Distance236.7 Mly (72.57 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.86[2]
Characteristics
TypeE[2]
Other designations
MCG -07-05-012, PGC 8487[2]
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NGC 862 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Phoenix about 241 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NGC 862". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. ^ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 862 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 862". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-26.

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