NGC 838
NGC 838 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 838 |
Type: | galaxy |
Duplicate cross-reference: | NGC 0838E |
Galaxy type: | lenticular |
Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.9 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.5 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.8 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.1 |
Right Ascension: | 02:09:38.53 |
Declination: | -10:08:48.10 |
Major axis: | 1.34 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.97 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 77° |
Radial velocity: | 3825 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.01284 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula