NGC 800

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NGC 800
The calm before the storm.jpg
NGC 800 (top) and NGC 799 (below) image obtained using the FORS1 instrument on the 8.2-meter Very Large Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus [1]
Right ascension 02h 02m 11.833s [2]
Declination −00° 07 49.58 [2]
Redshift 0.019900 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5966
Distance 300 million ly [1]
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.7 [2]
Characteristics
Type SA(rs)c [3]
Apparent size  (V)1.04 × 0.68 [3]
Other designations
KPG 52a, MCG+00-06-024, Z 387-28, 6dFGS gJ020211.8-000750, PGC 7740, UGC 1526

NGC 800, also called UGC 1526 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. It was first observed by the American astronomer Lewis Swift in 1885. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The calm before the storm". ESO Picture of the Week. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search Results for NGC 800". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD.
  3. 1 2 "NED results for object NGC 0800*". Extragalactic Database. NED. Retrieved 13 August 2013.