NGC 870
NGC 870 is a galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 870:
| NGC: | NGC 870 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 16.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:17:09.22 |
| Declination: | 14:31:23.20 |
| Major axis: | 0.37 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.34 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 105° |
| Radial velocity: | 16555 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.05683 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS