NGC 827
| Galaxy NGC 827 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 08 m 56.2 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 58 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 85 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 45 |
| Redshift | 0.011535 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 3458 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(157 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (48.1 ± 3.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 7, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 827 • UGC 1640 • PGC 8196 • CGCG 413-047 • MCG + 01-06-046 • IRAS 02062 + 0744 • 2MASX J02085625 + 0758169 • H III 227 • h 198 • NVSS J020856 + 075818 • LDCE 140 NED004 | |
NGC 827 is an Sbc-type spiral galaxy in the constellation Whale. It is estimated to be 157 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 90,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky is the galaxy NGC 840 .
The object was discovered on November 7, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel .
NGC 827 group ( LGG 45 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 827 | PGC 8196 | 157 |
| PGC 7917 | UGC 1572 | 159 |
| PGC 8281 | UGC 1663 | 157 |