Markarian 876
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| Markarian 876 | |
|---|---|
 HST image of Markarian 876. | |
| Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 16h 13m 57.17s |
| Declination | +65° 43′ 09.98″ |
| Redshift | 0.121090 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 36,302 km/s |
| Distance | 1.752 Gly (537.16 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.49 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.03 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E2, Sy1 |
| Size | 117.72 kiloparsecs (384,000 light-years) (diameter; 2MASS K-band total isophote)[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 57553, PG 1613+658, IRAS 16136+6550, RBS 1567, 2E 3624, 2MASX J16135722+6543096 | |
Markarian 876 (Mrk 876) known as PG 1613+658, is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. With a velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background of 36,302 ± 60 kilometers per seconds, the galaxy is located 1.75 billion light years from Earth. It is a Seyfert galaxy.[1]
