NGC 1803

NGC 1803
NGC 1803
	A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1803
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Pictor
Right ascension	05h 05m 26.50s
Declination	−49° 34′ 03.0″
Redshift	0.013686±0.000127
Distance	192 Mly (58.8 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.6
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)bc:
Size	87,000 ly
Apparent size (V)	1.1 x 0.67
Other designations
	APMBGC 203-035-024, 6dFGS gJ050526.6-493403, ESO 203-18, ESO-LV 203-0180, IRAS 05041-4938, IRAS F05041-4938, ISOSS J05054-4933, LEDA 16715, PSCz Q05041-4938, RR95 103a, SGC 050409-4938.0, [SDD95] 259a, [SLK2000] 26, [SLK2004] 473

NGC 1803 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 192 million light-years away in the constellation Pictor. NGC 1803 was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel, and it is 87,000 light-years across.^[3]

Right ascension05^h 05^m 26.50^s^[1]

Declination−49° 34′ 03.0″^[1]

Redshift0.013686±0.000127^[1]

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NGC 1803
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1803
Observation data (J2000^[1] epoch)
Constellation	Pictor
Right ascension	05^h 05^m 26.50^s^[1]
Declination	−49° 34′ 03.0″^[1]
Redshift	0.013686±0.000127^[1]
Distance	192 Mly (58.8 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.6
Characteristics
Type	SB(s)bc:^[2]
Size	87,000 ly
Apparent size (V)	1.1 x 0.67
Other designations
APMBGC 203-035-024, 6dFGS gJ050526.6-493403, ESO 203-18, ESO-LV 203-0180, IRAS 05041-4938, IRAS F05041-4938, ISOSS J05054-4933, LEDA 16715, PSCz Q05041-4938, RR95 103a, SGC 050409-4938.0, [SDD95] 259a, [SLK2000] 26, [SLK2004] 473^[1]