NGC 863
NGC 863 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 863 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Duplicate cross-reference: | NGC 0866,0885 |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 13.7 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:14:33.56 |
| Declination: | -00:46:00.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.27 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.15 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 35° |
| Radial velocity: | 7720 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.02609 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula