NGC 7812

Spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 7812

NGC 7812 (also known PGC 195) as is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.[5] The galaxy was discovered on 25 September 1865 by Sir John Hershel. At its widest, it measures approximately 100-thousand light years (30660 parsecs) across, and is 315 million light years away from Earth.[6]

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NGC 7812
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Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension00h 02m 54.460s[1]
Declination−34° 14 08.40[1]
Redshift0.022799[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity6757 ± 19 km/s[2]
Distance314.2 ± 22.0 Mly (96.33 ± 6.76 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.99[4]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)b:[3]
Other designations
MCG -06-01-016, PGC 195[2]
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