NGC 826

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Galaxy
NGC 826
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SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation triangle
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 02 h 09 m 25.0 s
declination + 30 ° 44 ′ 23 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S + S  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.4 mag
Angular expansion 0.8 ′ × 0.7 ′
Position angle 60 °
Surface brightness 13.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.016228 ± 0.000110  
Radial velocity 4865 ± 33 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(222 ± 16)  ·  10 6  ly
(68.2 ± 4.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery Edouard Stephan
Discovery date September 18, 1871
Catalog names
NGC  826 • PGC  8230 • CGCG  504-019 • GC  5218 • LDCE 0129 NED026

NGC 826 is a pair of galaxies in the constellation Triangle of the New General Catalog . It is around 222 million light years from the Milky Way .

The object was by astronomer Edouard Stephan using in 1871 of a 80-cm - telescope discovered.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c d e SEDS : NGC 826
  3. Seligman