NGC 83
NGC 83 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1828 and its apparent magnitude is 14.2.[4]
| NGC 83 | |
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 NGC 83, taken by Joseph D. Schulman | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 21m 22.399s[1] |
| Declination | +22° 26′ 01.11″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.020771[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 6227[2] |
| Distance | 258.29 ± 49.78 Mly (79.193 ± 15.262 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.33[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.3[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2][3] |
| Size | 121,900 ly (37,360 pc)[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.62′ (major axis)[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 206, MCG+04-02-005, PGC 1371[3] | |
References
- Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NED results for object NGC 0083". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "NGC 83". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
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