NGC 864
NGC 864 is a mixed 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 864:
| NGC: | NGC 864 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.0 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.35 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.68 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:15:27.64 |
| Declination: | 06:00:09.40 |
| Major axis: | 3.72 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.57 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 21° |
| Radial velocity: | 1556 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005204 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS