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NGC 802

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NGC 802
legacy surveys image of NGC 802
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationHydrus
Right ascension01h 59m 05.96016s
Declination−67° 52′ 12.1264″
Redshift0.004954[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1481.5 km/s[1]
Distance68.0 ± 4.8 Mly (20.84 ± 1.46 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.17[1]
Characteristics
TypeSAB0 (s) pec:[2]
Other designations
PGC 7505[1]

NGC 802 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydrus. It is about 68 million light-years from the Milky Way[2] and has a diameter of about 20,000 light years. NGC 802 was discovered on November 2, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel.[3][4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "NGC 802". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for object NGC 0802 (NGC 802)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 802 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 802". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.