NGC 880
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 880 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus about 590 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886.[5][6]
| NGC 880 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 880 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 18m 27.253s[1] |
| Declination | −04° 12′ 19.44″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.041656[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 12228 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 586.9 ± 41.1 Mly (179.93 ± 12.61 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.11[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.61[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S?[4] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 8805[2] | |
