NGC 805

NGC 805 is a lenticular galaxy approximately 194 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Triangulum.[1] It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on September 26, 1864 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen.[3]

NGC 805 (SDSS)
NGC 805
NGC 805 (SDSS)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationTriangulum
Right ascension02h 04m 29.57s [1]
Declination+28° 48 44.37 [1]
Redshift0.015164 [1]
Helio radial velocity4546 ± 31 km/s [1]
Distance194 Mly [1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.30 [2]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.30 [2]
Characteristics
TypeSB0
Apparent size (V)1.1 x 0.8 [1]
Other designations
PGC 7899, MCG 5-5-50, UGC 1566

See also

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 805". spider.seds.org. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. "Data for NGC 805". www.astronomy-mall.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.


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