NGC 823

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Fornax
Right ascension: 02 07 20.07002
Declination: −25 ° 26 ′ 30.9656 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 4391 km/s
Distance: 194.2 Mly (59.54 Mpc )
Type: SA0 (r):
Apparent size v: 1.7 ′ × 1.2 ′

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Image: NGC 0823 DSS.jpg

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NGC 823, also known as IC 1782, is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax. It is estimated to be 194 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 100,000 light years. NGC 823 was discovered on October 14, 1830, by astronomer John Herschel.

SN 2022abid (ZTF22abyelas) a Type Ia supernova from an exploding white dwarf was discovered on 23 November 2022.