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NGC 7838
Spiral or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 7838 | |
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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] |
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