NGC 7837

Galaxy in the constellation of Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NGC 7837

NGC 7837 is a spiral galaxy[3][4] located about 470 million light-years away[5] in the constellation of Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on November 29, 1864.[4] NGC 7837 appears to interact with NGC 7838 forming Arp 246.[4]

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NGC 7837
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SDSS image of NGC 7837. The galaxy NGC 7838 can be seen to the left of NGC 7837.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 06m 51.4s[1]
Declination08° 21 05[1]
Redshift0.039507[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity10880 km/s[1]
Distance470 Mly (143 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)16 [1]
Characteristics
TypeSb[2]
Size~55,000 ly (17 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.4 x 0.2[1]
Other designations
ARP 246 NED01, CGCG 408-034 NED01, MCG +01-01-035, NPM1G +08.0004, PGC 000516[1]
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