NGC 871
NGC 871 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 871:
| NGC: | NGC 871 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Surface brightness: | 22.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 13.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:17:10.73 |
| Declination: | 14:32:52.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.01 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.33 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 4° |
| Radial velocity: | 3723 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0125 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS