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NGC 1875

NGC 1875

NGC 1875 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Orion, with an apparent (B) magnitude of 14.89. It is the brightest member of HCG 34, which is a Hickson Compact Group of galaxies identified on Palamar Observatory Sky Survey red prints by Paul Hickson in 1982. The other catalogued members of HGC 34 are VV 169b, VV 169c, and VV 169d.

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  • Astronomy
  • Elliptical galaxies
  • Hickson Compact Groups
  • Interacting galaxies
  • NGC objects