Astronomy:NGC 823

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Fornax
NGC 823
NGC 823 legacy dr10.jpg
legacy surveys image of NGC 823
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationFornax
Right ascension 02h 07m 20.07002s[1]
Declination−25° 26′ 30.9656″[1]
Redshift0.014754[2]
Helio radial velocity4391 km/s[2]
Distance194.2 Mly (59.54 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.61[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA0(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]

Central region of NGC 823 with legacy surveys

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 823". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+823. 
  3. Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 655 (2): 790–813. doi:10.1086/510201. Bibcode2007ApJ...655..790C. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Results for object NGC 0823 (NGC 823)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%20823&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 800 - 849". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc8.htm#823. 
  6. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 823 - In-The-Sky.org" (in en). https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC823. 
  7. SN 2022abid (ZTF22abyelas)