NGC 862
NGC 862 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Phoenix. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 862:
| NGC: | NGC 862 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Phoenix |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:13:03.00 |
| Declination: | -42:02:00.70 |
| Major axis: | 1.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.97 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 70° |
| Radial velocity: | 5247 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017659 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS