NGC 863
 
NGC 863 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 863:
| NGC: | NGC 863 | 
| Type: | galaxy | 
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 0866,0885 | 
| Galaxy type: | early spiral | 
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa | 
| Constellation: | Cetus | 
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 | 
| V-mag (visual): | 13.7 | 
| B-mag (blue): | 13.9 | 
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 | 
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.0 | 
| Right Ascension: | 02:14:33.56 | 
| Declination: | -00:46:00.10 | 
| Major axis: | 1.27 ' | 
| Minor axis: | 1.15 ' | 
| Angle (major axis): | 35° | 
| Radial velocity: | 7720 km/s | 
| Redshift: | 0.02609 | 
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS