NGC 7838 is a spiral[3][4] or lenticular galaxy[4] located about 500 million light-years away[5] in the constellation of Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on November 29, 1864.[3] NGC 7838 appears to interact with NGC 7837 forming Arp 246.[3]
| NGC 7838 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 06m 53.9s[1] |
| Declination | 08° 21′ 03″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.038713[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 11606 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 500 Mly (153 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0-a[2] |
| Size | ~89,000 ly (27.3 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6 x 0.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ARP 246 NED02, CGCG 408-034 NED02, MCG +01-01-036, PGC 000525[1] | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7838. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 7838. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^ a b c "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 – 7840". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ^ a b "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
External links edit
Media related to NGC 7838 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 7838 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
