NGC 856
NGC 856 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 856:
| NGC: | NGC 856 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 859 |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 16.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.2 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:13:38.36 |
| Declination: | -00:43:02.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.19 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 17° |
| Radial velocity: | 5956 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02007 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS