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 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Triangulum |
Right ascension | 02h 15m 00.169s[1] |
Declination | +30° 46′ 43.44″[1] |
Redshift | 0.02943[2] |
Heliocentric 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] |