NGC 874

NGC 874
NGC 874
	DECam image of NGC 874
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	02h 16m 02.06183s
Declination	−23° 18′ 21.7259″
Helio radial velocity	12060 km/s
Distance	571.5 ± 40.1 Mly (175.22 ± 12.28 Mpc)
Characteristics
Type	Sab? pec
Other designations
	ESO 478-18, GSC 06433-01732, PGC 8663

Last updated June 12, 2023

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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References

1 2 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 . Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
↑ Jones, D. Heath; et al. (October 2009), "The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 399 (2): 683–698, arXiv: 0903.5451 , Bibcode:2009MNRAS.399..683J, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15338.x, S2CID 119223679
1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
↑ de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (1991). "Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies". 3.9. New York: Springer-Verlag.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ "NGC 874". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2020-01-17.
↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 874". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

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[GaiaDR2-1] 1 2 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 . Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.

[Heath2009-2] Jones, D. Heath; et al. (October 2009), "The 6dF Galaxy Survey: final redshift release (DR3) and southern large-scale structures", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 399 (2): 683–698, arXiv: 0903.5451 , Bibcode:2009MNRAS.399..683J, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15338.x, S2CID 119223679

[NED-3] 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

[vaucoulerus1991-4] Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (1991). "Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies". 3.9. New York: Springer-Verlag.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[SIMBAD-5] "NGC 874". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2020-01-17.

[SEDS-6] "Revised NGC Data for NGC 874". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

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