Astronomy:NGC 820

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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries
NGC 820
NGC 0820 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 820
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAries
Right ascension 02h 08m 24.97482s[1]
Declination+14° 20′ 58.5388″[1]
Redshift0.01477[2]
Helio radial velocity4395 km/s[2]
Distance213.5 Mly (65.46 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.7[2]
Characteristics
TypeSb[2]
Other designations
UGC 1629, MCG+02-06-036, PGC 8165[2]

NGC 820 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 210 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by United Kingdom astronomer John Herschel in 1828.[4][5][6][7]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 820: SN 2002ea (type IIn, mag. 17.7).[8]

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