NGC 812
| Galaxy NGC 812 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 06 m 51.5 s |
| declination | + 44 ° 34 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 160 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 46 |
| Redshift | 0.017222 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 5163 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(237 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (72.7 ± 5.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan |
| Discovery date | December 11, 1876 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 812 • UGC 1598 • PGC 8066 • CGCG 538-019 • MCG + 07-05-014 • IRAS 02037 + 4419 • GC 5214 • Stephan VIII | |
NGC 812 is an Sbc-type spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky , which is an estimated 237 million light years from the Milky Way . The galaxy is the brightest member of the NGC 812 group ( LGG 46 ).
The object was discovered on December 11, 1876 by Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan .
NGC 812 group ( LGG 46 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 812 | PGC 8066 | 237 |
| NGC 846 | PGC 8430 | 235 |
| PGC 8424 | UGC 1686 | 226 |