NGC 7802

NGC 7802
Observation data
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00h 01m 00s [1]
Declination	+06° 14′ 31″ [1]
Surface brightness	23.77 mag/arcsec2 [1]
Characteristics
Type	S0 [1] [2]

NGC 7802 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on September 25, 1830 by the astronomer John Herschel, ^[2] and is considered an active galactic nucleus candidate. ^[3]

References

1. "NGC 7802 - Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces" . Retrieved 14 December 2025.
2. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 - 7840" . Retrieved 13 December 2025.
3. Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I. (2020-03-12), Local AGN Survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection and predictions for AGN within 100 Mpc, arXiv, doi:10.48550/arXiv.2003.05959, arXiv:2003.05959, retrieved 2026-01-20