NGC 8

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NGC 8
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 00h 08m 45.3s[1]
Declination +23° 50′ 20″[1]
Type Double star[1]
Other designations
NGC0008 PGC 000648, Holm 3B[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 8 is a double star system[1] in the constellation Pegasus, discovered 29 September 1865 by Otto Struve.[2] It is approximately 2.7 arc minutes away from NGC 9.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0008. 
  2. ↑ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters. Cambridge University Press. p. 283. ISBN 9780521192675. 
  3. ↑ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Notes for object NGC 0008. Retrieved 2010-05-09. 

External links

 
NGC
PGC
  • PGC 644
  • PGC 645
  • PGC 646
  • PGC 647
  • PGC 648
  • PGC 649
  • PGC 650
  • PGC 651
  • PGC 652

Coordinates: 00h 08m 45.3s, +23° 50′ 20″


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