NGC 802

NGC 802 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydrus. It is about 68 million light-years from the Milky Way^[2] and has a diameter of about 20,000 light years. NGC 802 was discovered on November 2, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel.^[3][4][5]

NGC 802
legacy surveys image of NGC 802
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Hydrus
Right ascension	01h 59m 05.96016s
Declination	−67° 52′ 12.1264″
Redshift	0.004954[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	1481.5 km/s[1]
Distance	68.0 ± 4.8 Mly (20.84 ± 1.46 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.17[1]
Characteristics
Type	SAB0+(s) pec:[2]
Other designations
PGC 7505[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)