NGC 803
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries
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NGC 803 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 70 million light-years[2] from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German–British astronomer William Herschel in 1784.[5][6]
| NGC 803 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 803 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 02h 03m 44.701s |
| Declination | +16° 01′ 51.46″ |
| Redshift | 0.007002[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2092 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 70.7 Mly (21.68 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.41[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.03[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)c: edge-on[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1554, MCG +03-06-028, PGC 7849[1] | |
