Astronomy:NGC 1803

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Short description: Barred spiral galaxy in Pictor

Coordinates: Sky map 05h 05m 26.5s, -49° 34′ 03″

NGC 1803
File:NGC 1803 Catalogues Galore.tif
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1803
Observation data (J2000[1] epoch)
ConstellationPictor
Right ascension 05h 05m 26.50s[1]
Declination−49° 34′ 03.0″[1]
Redshift0.013686±0.000127[1]
Distance192 Mly (58.8 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.6
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)bc:[2]
Size87,000 ly
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 0.67
Other designations
APMBGC 203-035-024, 6dFGS gJ050526.6-493403, ESO 203-18, ESO-LV 203-0180, IRAS 05041-4938, IRAS F05041-4938, ISOSS J05054-4933, LEDA 16715, PSCz Q05041-4938, RR95 103a, SGC 050409-4938.0, [SDD95] 259a, [SLK2000] 26, [SLK2004] 473[1]

NGC 1803 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 192 million light-years away in the constellation Pictor. NGC 1803 was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel, and it is 87,000 light-years across.[3]

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