NGC 7838

NGC 7838
SDSS image of NGC 7838. The galaxy NGC 7837 can be seen to the right of NGC 7838.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 06m 53.9s
Declination08° 21′ 03″
Redshift0.038713
Heliocentric radial velocity11606 km/s
Distance500 Mly (153 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)16
Characteristics
TypeS0-a
Size~89,000 ly (27.3 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.6 x 0.3
Other designations
ARP 246 NED02, CGCG 408-034 NED02, MCG +01-01-036, PGC 000525

NGC 7838 is a spiral or lenticular galaxy located about 500 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on November 29, 1864. NGC 7838 appears to interact with NGC 7837 forming Arp 246.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7838. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  2. ^ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 7838. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  3. ^ a b c "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 – 7840". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  4. ^ a b "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.