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NGC 852
NGC 852 imaged by the legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Eridanus
Right ascension02h 08m 55.446s [1]
Declination−56° 44′ 13.29″ [1]
Redshift0.021656 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity6421.9 [2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)bc: [3]
Apparent size (V)0.593 ′ × 0.546′ [1]
Other designations
IRAS F02072-5658, LEDA 8195 [4]

NGC 852 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Eridanus constellation. It is estimated to be 281 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 110,000 light-years. NGC 852 was discovered on October 27, 1834, by John Herschel. [5] [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode: 2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708. ISSN  0004-6256. S2CID  18913331.
  2. ^ a b Meyer, M. J.; et al. (June 2004). "The HIPASS catalogue - I. Data presentation". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 350 (4): 1195–1209. arXiv: astro-ph/0406384. Bibcode: 2004MNRAS.350.1195M. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07710.x. S2CID  10336076.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "NGC 852". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  6. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 852". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 852 at Wikimedia Commons
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