NGC 862 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Phoenix about 241 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.[4][5][6]
| NGC 862 | |
|---|---|
 legacy survey image of NGC 862 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 02h 13m 02.98434s[1] |
| Declination | −42° 02′ 00.6071″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017659[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5247 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 236.7 Mly (72.57 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.86[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -07-05-012, PGC 8487[2] | |