NGC 83
NGC 83 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 21m 22.399s[1] |
Declination | +22° 26′ 01.11″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020771[2] |
Heliocentric 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] |
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]
References
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NED results for object NGC 0083". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "NGC 83". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
External links
- Media related to NGC 83 at Wikimedia Commons