NGC 823 | |
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legacy surveys image of NGC 823 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Fornax |
Right ascension | 02h 07m 20.07002s [1] |
Declination | −25° 26′ 30.9656″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.014754 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4391 km/s [2] |
Distance | 194.2 Mly (59.54 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.61 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0−(r): [4] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.2′ [5] |
Other designations | |
IC 1782, MCG -04-06-005, PGC 8093 [2] |
NGC 823, also known as IC 1782, is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax. [4] It is estimated to be 194 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 100,000 light years. NGC 823 was discovered on October 14, 1830, by astronomer John Herschel. [6] [5]
SN 2022abid (ZTF22abyelas) a Type Ia supernova from an exploding white dwarf was discovered on 23 November 2022. [7]
NGC 823 | |
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legacy surveys image of NGC 823 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Fornax |
Right ascension | 02h 07m 20.07002s [1] |
Declination | −25° 26′ 30.9656″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.014754 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4391 km/s [2] |
Distance | 194.2 Mly (59.54 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.61 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0−(r): [4] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.2′ [5] |
Other designations | |
IC 1782, MCG -04-06-005, PGC 8093 [2] |
NGC 823, also known as IC 1782, is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax. [4] It is estimated to be 194 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 100,000 light years. NGC 823 was discovered on October 14, 1830, by astronomer John Herschel. [6] [5]
SN 2022abid (ZTF22abyelas) a Type Ia supernova from an exploding white dwarf was discovered on 23 November 2022. [7]