Astronomy:NGC 830

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 830
NGC830 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 830
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 02h 08m 58.67851s[1]
Declination−07° 46′ 00.4978″[1]
Redshift0.01349[2]
Helio radial velocity4017 km/s[2]
Distance167.8 Mly (51.44 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB0?[4]
Other designations
MCG-01-06-050, PGC 8201[2]

NGC 830 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be about 170 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 70,000 light years.[5][6][7]

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