NGC 823

NGC 823, also known as IC 1782, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Fornax. It is estimated to be 196 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.[1][2][3]

NGC 823
NGC 823 (DSS)
Observation data
ConstellationFornax
Right ascension 02h 07m 20s
Declination−25° 26′ 31″
Redshift0.014780
Helio radial velocity4,431 km/s
Characteristics
TypeElliptical galaxy
Size1.8' × 1.3'

See also

References
  1. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 823 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 823". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-28.


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