| NGC 874 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 874 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 16m 02.06183s[1] |
| Declination | −23° 18′ 21.7259″[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 12060[2] km/s |
| Distance | 571.5 ± 40.1 Mly (175.22 ± 12.28 Mpc)[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab? pec[4] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 478-18, GSC 06433-01732, PGC 8663[5] | |
NGC 874 is a spiral galaxy located in the Cetus constellation. It is estimated to be 572 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 light-years. NGC 874 was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller.[3][6]
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