Galaxy · constellation Phe

NGC 862

NGC 862ESO 298-020MCG -07-05-012PGC 8487
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
2h 13m 03.0s
Declination
-42° 02' 01"
Size
1.0′ × 58.2″
Position angle
70°
Magnitude
12.9 (V)
Surface brightness
22.80 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
E
Difficulty
3/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

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