| NGC 838 | |
|---|---|
|    HST image of NGC 838 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus | 
| Right ascension | 02h 09m 38.562s [1] | 
| Declination | −10° 08′ 46.12″ [1] | 
| Redshift | 0.01284 [1] | 
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3825 ± 3 km/s [1] | 
| Distance | 167.5 Mly (51.37 Mpc) [2] | 
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.91 [3] | 
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.53 [3] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(rs)00 pec: [4] | 
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-06-033, Mrk 1022, PGC 8250 [1] | |
NGC 838 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy [4] located at approximately 170 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It is part of the Hickson Compact Group 16. [5]
 
  Media related to  NGC 838  at Wikimedia Commons
  Media related to  NGC 838  at Wikimedia Commons