Astronomy:NGC 7838
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Short description: Spiral or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces
| NGC 7838 | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 06m 53.9s[1] |
| Declination | 08° 21′ 03″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.038713[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 11606 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 500 Mly (153 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0-a[2] |
| Size | ~89,000 ly (27.3 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6 x 0.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ARP 246 NED02, CGCG 408-034 NED02, MCG +01-01-036, PGC 000525[1] | |
NGC 7838 is a spiral[3][4] or lenticular galaxy[4] located about 500 million light-years away[5] in the constellation of Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on November 29, 1864.[3] NGC 7838 appears to interact with NGC 7837 forming Arp 246.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7838. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ↑ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 7838. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 – 7840" (in en-US). http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc78.htm#7838.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "HyperLeda -object description". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?PGC+000525++++++++++++++++++++.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+7838&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
External links
- NGC 7838 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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