NGC 83

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NGC 83
NGC83 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 83
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 21m 22.399s [1]
Declination +22° 26′ 01.11″ [1]
Redshift 0.020514 [2]
Heliocentric radial velocity 6,150±16 km/s [2]
Distance 289.42 ± 25.92  Mly (88.736 ± 7.948  Mpc) [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.33 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.3 [3]
Characteristics
Type E [2] [3]
Size138,400  ly (42.42  kpc) [2]
Apparent size  (V)1.5′ × 1.5′ [2]
Other designations
IRAS F00186+2209, UGC 206, MCG +04-02-005, PGC 1371, CGCG 479-008 [3] [2]

NGC 83 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 17 August 1828, and its apparent magnitude is 14.2. [4]

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Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 83:

References

  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 4 5 6 7 8 "NED results for object NGC 0083". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center . Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "NGC 83". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
  5. ↑ "SN 2016eoa". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Kilpatrick, C. D. (2016). "Spectroscopic Classifications of Optical Transients with Mayall/KOSMOS". The Astronomer's Telegram. Bibcode:2016ATel.9335....1K . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "SN 2025wwk". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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