Astronomy:NGC 83

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NGC 83
SDSS image of NGC 83
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 21m 22.399s[1]
Declination+22° 26′ 01.11″[1]
Redshift0.020514[2]
Helio radial velocity6,150±16 km/s[2]
Distance289.42 ± 25.92 Mly (88.736 ± 7.948 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.33[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.3[3]
Characteristics
TypeE[2][3]
Size138,400 ly (42.42 kpc)[2]
Apparent size (V)1.5′ × 1.5′[2]
Other designations
IRAS F00186+2209, UGC 206, MCG+04-02-005, PGC 1371[3][2]

NGC 83 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 17 August 1828, and its apparent magnitude is 14.2.[4]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 83:

  • SN 2016eoa (Type Ia, mag. 19.3) was discovered by POSS on 2 August 2016.[5][6]
  • SN 2025wwk (Type Ia, mag. 17.75) was discovered by the Xingming Observatory Sky Survey (XOSS) on 3 September 2025.[7]

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