NGC 852

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.^[5][6]

NGC 852
NGC 852 imaged by the legacy surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	02h 08m 55.446s[1]
Declination	−56° 44′ 13.29″[1]
Redshift	0.021656[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	6421.9[2]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)bc:[3]
Apparent size (V)	0.593′ × 0.546′[1]
Other designations
IRAS F02072-5658, LEDA 8195[4]