NGC 888 is a large and relatively distant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Horologium. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is , corresponding to a Hubble distance of Mpc. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.
Characteristics A redshift-independent distance measurement gives , which is consistent within uncertainties with the Hubble distance.
NGC 888 is classified as a flat-spectrum radio galaxy.
Galaxy pair NGC 888 and ESO 115-003 form a galaxy pair. The Hubble distance of ESO 115-003 is Mpc. Considering the uncertainties in the distances, it is possible that the two galaxies form a physical pair.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 888: SN 2016frs (TypeIa, mag. 16.1) was discovered by MASTER on 23 August 2016.
References
External links NGC 888 sur spider.seds.org NGC 888 sur la base de données LEDA NGC 888 sur WikiSky NGC 888 sur le site du professeur C. Seligman