NGC 823

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NGC 823
NGC 823 legacy dr10.jpg
legacy surveys image of NGC 823
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Fornax
Right ascension 02h 07m 20.07002s [1]
Declination −25° 26′ 30.9656″ [1]
Redshift 0.014754 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 4391 km/s [2]
Distance 194.2  Mly (59.54  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)13.61 [2]
Characteristics
Type SA0−(r): [4]
Apparent size  (V)1.7′ × 1.2′ [5]
Other designations
IC 1782, MCG -04-06-005, PGC 8093 [2]

NGC 823, also known as IC 1782, is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax. [4] It is estimated to be 194 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 100,000 light years. NGC 823 was discovered on October 14, 1830, by astronomer John Herschel. [6] [5]

SN 2022abid (ZTF22abyelas) a Type Ia supernova from an exploding white dwarf was discovered on 23 November 2022. [7]

Central region of NGC 823 with legacy surveys NGC 823 legacy dr10 center.jpg
Central region of NGC 823 with legacy surveys

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References

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  3. ↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv: astro-ph/0610732 . Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID   11672751.
  4. 1 2 "Results for object NGC 0823 (NGC 823)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. 1 2 Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 800 - 849". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  6. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 823 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  7. ↑ SN 2022abid (ZTF22abyelas)


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