NGC 1875

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Right ascension05h 21m 45.769s
Declination+06° 41 19.680
Redshift0.030475
NGC 1875
NGC 1875 within HCG 34 as seen from the Panoramic Survey Telescope And Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationOrion
Right ascension05h 21m 45.769s
Declination+06° 41 19.680
Redshift0.030475
Distance122.53 Mpc
Apparent magnitude (B)14.89
Characteristics
Size0'.710 x 0'.596
Other designations
NGC 1875, Arp 327, HCG 334

NGC 1875 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Orion, with an apparent (B) magnitude of 14.89.[1] It is the brightest member of HCG 34, which is a Hickson Compact Group of galaxies identified on Palamar Observatory Sky Survey red prints by Paul Hickson in 1982. The other catalogued members of HGC 34 are VV 169b, VV 169c, and VV 169d.[2]

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