NGC 838
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 838 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy[4] located at approximately 170 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It is part of the Hickson Compact Group 16.[5]
| NGC 838 | |
|---|---|
 HST image of NGC 838 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 09m 38.562s[1] |
| Declination | −10° 08′ 46.12″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01284[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3825 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 167.5 Mly (51.37 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.91[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.53[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(rs)00 pec:[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-06-033, Mrk 1022, PGC 8250[1] | |
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