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NGC 861

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NGC 861 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 372 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 165,000 light years. The object was discovered on September 18, 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 861 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 861". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-26.


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