NGC 860
NGC 860 is an elliptical galaxy[2] located in the constellation Triangulum. It is about 410 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1871.[4][5]
| NGC 860 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 860 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 02h 15m 00.169s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 46′ 43.44″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.02943[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 8693 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 413.5 ± 29.0 Mly (126.77 ± 8.89 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 8606[2] | |
See also
References
- Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NGC 860". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- "Results for object NGC 0860 (NGC 860)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 860 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 860 - Elliptical Galaxy in Triangulum Constellation". Telescopius. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
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