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NGC 873

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NGC 873
NGC 873 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension02h 16m 32.3511s[1]
Declination−11° 20′ 54.477″[1]
Redshift0.013403±0.0000140[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4,018±4 km/s[1]
Distance181.7 ± 12.8 Mly (55.70 ± 3.91 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 835 Group (LGG 49)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.83[1]
Characteristics
TypeSc pec[1]
Size~86,300 ly (26.47 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.6′ × 1.3′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 02140-1134, 2MASX J02163235-1120549, MCG -02-06-048, PGC 8692[1]

NGC 873 is a peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,777±17 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 181.7 ± 12.8 Mly (55.70 ± 3.91 Mpc).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 27 November 1785.[2][3]

NGC 873 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[4][5]

NGC 835 group

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NGC 873 is a member of the NGC 835 galaxy group (also known as LGG 49). The other galaxies in the group are NGC 833, NGC 835 [fr], NGC 838, NGC 839, NGC 848 [fr], and UGCA 23 [d].[6][7]

Supernova

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One supernova has been observed in NGC 873:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 873". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  2. ^ Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 79: 212–255. Bibcode:1789RSPT...79..212H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 873". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  4. ^ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  5. ^ "NGC 873". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  6. ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  7. ^ "LGG 49". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  8. ^ "SN 2022xjk". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
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