NGC 888

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: Sy2
Redshift: z = 0.02919
Coordinates: RA 34.3628° · Dec -59.8610°

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Key facts

Constellation: Horologium
Right ascension: 02h 17m 27.1s
Declination: −59° 51′ 40″
Redshift: 0.029 190 ± 0.000 133
Heliocentric radial velocity: 8,751 ± 40 km/s
Galactocentric velocity: 8662 ± 40 km/s
Distance: 416.7 ± 29.2 Mly (127.76 ± 8.96 Mpc )
Type: E1? pec · E/S0? E
Apparent size v: 0.8′ × 0.8′
Notable features: Flat-spectrum radio source

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: elliptical galaxy
Constellation: Horologium
Distance from Earth: 135.37
Image: NGC 0888 DSS.jpg

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discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1834-10-06
catalog code: Gaia DR2 4714043030486722432
redshift: 0.029190
galaxy morphological type: S0
apparent magnitude: 9.982
right ascension: 34.36280919318240
declination: -59.86104485132130
radial velocity: 8623
epoch: J2000.0
Commons category: NGC 888

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 888 is a large and relatively distant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Horologium. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 8662±40 km/s, corresponding to a Hubble distance of 127.8±9.0 Mpc. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.

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