NGC 7836

NGC 7836 is an irregular[2][3] or spiral galaxy located about 260 million light-years away[2] in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on September 20, 1885.[3]

NGC 7836
SDSS image of NGC 7836.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 08m 01.6s[1]
Declination33° 04′ 15″[1]
Redshift0.016358[1]
Helio radial velocity4904 km/s[1]
Distance260 Mly (80 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.4 [1]
Characteristics
TypeIrr?, Sb[1]
Size~83,000 ly (25.5 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.9 x 0.5[1]
Other designations
CGCG 498-79, CGCG 499-51, IRAS 00054+3247, KUG 0005+327, Mrk 336, NPM1G +32.0005, PGC 608, UGC 65[1]

NGC 7836 is a member of the NGC 7831 Group[4][3] and is part of the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7836. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 – 7840". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  4. Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
  5. Vettolani, G.; Baiesi Pillastrini, G. C. (1987-03-01). "Alignments of galaxies in the Perseus supercluster". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 175: 9–14. Bibcode:1987A&A...175....9V. ISSN 0004-6361.
  6. Cabanela, J. E.; Aldering, G. (1998-09-01). "Galaxy Alignments in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster Revisited". The Astronomical Journal. 116 (3): 1094–1117. Bibcode:1998AJ....116.1094C. doi:10.1086/300484. ISSN 0004-6256.
  • Media related to NGC 7836 at Wikimedia Commons


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