NGC 862

{{short description|Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Phoenix}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 862

| image = File:NGC 862 legacy dr10.jpg

| caption = legacy survey image of NGC 862

| epoch = J2000

| constellation name = Phoenix

| ra = {{RA|02|13|02.98434}}{{cite DR2}}

| dec = {{DEC|-42|02|00.6071}}

| z = 0.017659

| h_radial_v = 5247 km/s

| dist_ly = {{cvt|72.57|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}{{cite journal|title=Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey|author1=Crook, Aidan C.|author2=Huchra, John P.|author3=Martimbeau, Nathalie|author4=Masters, Karen L.|author5=Jarrett, Tom|author6=Macri, Lucas M.|journal=The Astrophysical Journal|volume=655|issue=2|pages=790–813|date=2007|bibcode=2007ApJ...655..790C|doi=10.1086/510201|arxiv=astro-ph/0610732|s2cid=11672751 }}

| group_cluster =

| type = E

| size =

| appmag_v =

| appmag_b = 13.86

| absmag_v =

| size_v =

| notes =

| names = {{odlist|UGC=|MCG=-07-05-012|PGC=8487}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 862|access-date=2020-05-25}}}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC862|title=The galaxy NGC 862 - In-The-Sky.org|last=Ford|first=Dominic|website=in-the-sky.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=ngc+862&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2020-04-26}}{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC862|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 862|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2020-04-26}}