NGC 7803

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Galaxy
NGC 7803
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PGC 108, NGC 7803, PGC 92 (from left to right), SDSS image
PGC 108 , NGC 7803, PGC 92 (from left to right), SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Pegasus
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 01 m 20.0 s
declination + 13 ° 06 ′ 41 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0 / a  
Brightness  (visual) 13.2 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.1 mag
Angular expansion 1.00 × 0.6
Position angle 85 °
Surface brightness 12.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 7810 group
HCG 100A  
Redshift 0.017899 ± 0.000020  
Radial velocity 5366 ± 6 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(246 ± 17)  ·  10 6  ly
(75.5 ± 5.3)  Mpc 
diameter 75,000 ly
history
discovery Lewis Swift
Discovery date August 5, 1886
Catalog names
NGC  7803 • UGC  12906 • PGC  101 • CGCG  433-013 • MCG  + 02-01-011 • IRAS  23587 + 1249 • 2MASX  J00011996 + 1306406 • HCG  100A • GALEX ASC J000119.89 + 130639.6

NGC 7803 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Pegasus north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 246 million light years from the Milky Way and around 70,000 light years across. The galaxy is listed as a member of the NGC-7810 group.

The Type Ib supernova SN 2007kj was observed here.

The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on August 5, 1886 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 7803
  3. Simbad
  4. Seligman