NGC 7800

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NGC 7800
NGC7800 - SDSS DR14.jpg
A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 7800
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 23h 59m 37.10s [1]
Declination +14° 48 26.0 [1]
Redshift 0.0058 ± 0.00016 [1]
Distance 70 Mly (21.48 Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.6 [1]
Characteristics
Type Im [1]
Size51,000 ly
Apparent size  (V)1.862' x 0.912' [1]
Notable featuresUsed to be a spiral(?)
Other designations
KUG 2357+145, IRAS 23570+1431, 2MASX J23593630+1448200, UGC 12885, MCG +02-01-007, PGC 73177 [1]

NGC 7800 is an irregular galaxy located around 70 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. [1] It was discovered on the 24th of December in 1783 by William Herschel. [2] NGC 7800 is not known to have an active galactic nucleus, and is not known to have much star-forming regions. [3] [1]

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References

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