NGC 811
Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 811 is an object in the New General Catalogue. It is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Cetus about 700 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886.[4][5] However, it is usually misidentified as a different object, the spiral galaxy PGC 7905.[6]
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Right ascension02h 04m 00.01284s[1]
Declination−09° 06′ 21.4094″[1]
| NGC 811 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 811 (PGC 7870) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 04m 00.01284s[1] |
| Declination | −09° 06′ 21.4094″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.04884[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 14285 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 692.9 ± 48.5 Mly (212.44 ± 14.88 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 16.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[3] |
| Other designations | |
| KUG 0201-093, PGC 7870[2] | |
