NGC 7836

Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Quick facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 7836
SDSS image of NGC 7836.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 08m 01.6s[1]
Declination33° 04 15[1]
Redshift0.016358[1]
Heliocentric 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]
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NGC 7836 is a member of the NGC 7831 Group (also known as LGG 1), which contains at least 18 galaxies [4][5][3][6]

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