| NGC 862 | |
|---|---|
legacy survey image of NGC 862 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 02h 13m 02.98434s[1] |
| Declination | −42° 02′ 00.6071″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017659[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5247 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 236.7 Mly (72.57 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.86[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -07-05-012,PGC 8487[2] | |
NGC 862 is anelliptical galaxy located in theconstellation ofPhoenix about 241 millionlight years from theMilky Way. It was discovered by the BritishastronomerJohn Herschel in 1834.[4][5][6]
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