NGC 805
| Galaxy NGC 805 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | triangle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 04 m 29.6 s |
| declination | + 28 ° 48 ′ 44 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 115 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015164 ± 0.000103 |
| Radial velocity | 4546 ± 31 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(208 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (63.8 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | September 26, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 805 • UGC 1566 • PGC 7899 • CGCG 503-082 • 504-004 • MCG + 05-05-050 • 2MASX J02042958 + 2848444 • GC 5212 • NSA 131149 • LDCE 129 NED019 | |
NGC 805 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Triangle in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 208 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 65,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 784 and NGC 807 , among others .
The object was discovered on September 26, 1864 by the German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 805. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on March 22, 2016 (English).
- NGC 805. DSO Browser, accessed March 22, 2016 .