NGC 852

{{Short description|Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus}}

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| name = NGC 852

| image = File:NGC 852 legacy dr10.jpg

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| caption = NGC 852 imaged by the legacy surveys

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| epoch = J2000

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| constellation name = Eridanus

| ra = {{RA|02|08|55.446}}

| dec = {{DEC|−56|44|13.29}}

| z = 0.021656

| h_radial_v = 6421.9

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| type = SB(rs)bc:

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| size_v = {{nowrap|0.593′ × 0.546′}}

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| names = IRAS F02072-5658, LEDA 8195

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NGC 852 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Eridanus constellation. It is estimated to be 281 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 110,000 light-years. NGC 852 was discovered on October 27, 1834, by John Herschel.

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| journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

| volume=350 | issue=4 | pages=1195–1209 | date=June 2004

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| title=Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies

| version=3.9 | display-authors=1 | date=1991

| publisher=Springer-Verlag | location=New York }}

{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+852&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2019-12-09}}

{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC%20852|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 852|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2019-12-09}}

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External links

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Category:Barred spiral galaxies

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Category:Discoveries by William Herschel

Category:Eridanus (constellation)

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