NGC 7800
| NGC 7800 | |
|---|---|
 A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 7800 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 59m 37.10s[1] |
| Declination | +14° 48′ 26.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.0058 ± 0.00016[1] |
| Distance | 70 Mly (21.48 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Im[1] |
| Size | 51,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.862' x 0.912'[1] |
| Notable features | Used to be a spiral(?) |
| Other designations | |
| KUG 2357+145, IRAS 23570+1431, 2MASX J23593630+1448200, UGC 12885, MCG +02-01-007, PGC 73177 [1] | |
NGC 7800 is an irregular galaxy located around 70 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.[1] It was discovered on the 24th of December in 1783 by William Herschel.[2] NGC 7800 is not known to have an active galactic nucleus, and is not known to have much star-forming regions.[3][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Results for object NGC 7800". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "NGC 7800 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "NGC 7800 - Irregular Galaxy in Pegasus | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
External links
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Media related to NGC 7800 at Wikimedia Commons
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