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NGC 857

NGC 857
Object NGC 857 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

NGC 857 - galaxy in the constellation Fornacis
Type: S0 - lenticular galaxy
The angular dimensions: 1.50'x1.3'
magnitude: V=12.7m; B=13.7m
The surface brightness: 13.2 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 2h12m37s; Dec= -31°56'40"
redshift (z): 0.011695
The distance from the Sun to NGC 857: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 49.4 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 857 : PGC 8455, ESO 415-6, MCG -5-6-8

Nearby objects: NGC 855, NGC 856, NGC 858-2, NGC 858-1

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