Astronomy:NGC 7829
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| NGC 7829 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 06m 28.9836s[1] |
| Declination | −13° 25′ 14.256″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.07 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 pec[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 488 | |
Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 7829 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus.[1] NGC 7829 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886.[2] NGC 7829 forms with its neighbor NGC 7828 a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies. The pair appears in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 144.
See also
External links
- NGC 7829 at SIMBAD
References
Template:NGC objects:7500-7840
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