NGC 7812

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NGC 7812
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Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Sculptor
Right ascension 00h 02m 54.460s [1]
Declination −34° 14′ 08.40″ [1]
Redshift 0.022799 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 6757 ± 19 km/s [2]
Distance 314.2 ± 22.0  Mly (96.33 ± 6.76  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)13.99 [4]
Characteristics
Type SAB(rs)b: [3]
Other designations
MCG -06-01-016, PGC 195 [2]

NGC 7812 (also known PGC 195) as is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. [5] The galaxy was discovered on 25 September 1865 by Sir John Hershel. At its widest, it measures approximately 100-thousand light years (30660 parsecs) across, and is 315 million light years away from Earth. [6]

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  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi: 10.1086/498708 . ISSN   0004-6256. S2CID   18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 7812". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. 1 2 "Results for object NGC 7812 (NGC 7812)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  4. ↑ "Search specification: NGC 7812". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ↑ "NGC 7812 Facts". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  6. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 - 7840". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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