Markarian 876

Markarian 876
HST image of Markarian 876.
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension16h 13m 57.17s
Declination+65° 43′ 09.98″
Redshift0.121090
Heliocentric radial velocity36,302 km/s
Distance1.752 Gly (537.16 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)15.49
Apparent magnitude (B)16.03
Characteristics
TypeE2, Sy1
Size117.72 kiloparsecs (384,000 light-years)
(diameter; 2MASS K-band total isophote)[1]
Other designations
PGC 57553, PG 1613+658, IRAS 16136+6550, RBS 1567, 2E 3624, 2MASX J16135722+6543096

Markarian 876 (Mrk 876) known as PG 1613+658, is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. With a velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background of 36,302 ± 60 kilometers per seconds, the galaxy is located 1.75 billion light years from Earth. It is a Seyfert galaxy.[1]

  1. ^ a b "By Name NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-08.