NGC 7836
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| NGC 7836 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 7836 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 08m 01.6s[1] |
| Declination | 33° 04′ 15″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016358[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 4,904 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 260 Mly (80 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Irr?, Sb[1] |
| Size | ~83,000 ly (25.5 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.9′ × 0.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 498-79, 499-51, KUG 0005+327, Mrk 336, NPM1G +32.0005, IRAS 00054+3247, NGC 7836, UGC 65, PGC 608[1] | |
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. This galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on September 20, 1885.[3] It has an apparent visual magnitude of 14.4 and spans an angular size of 0.9′ × 0.5′.[1]
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]
