IC 831

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IC 831
Sloan Digital Sky Survey of IC 831
Observation data
Constellation	Coma Berenices
Right ascension	193.18 degrees
Declination	26.47 degrees
Redshift	0.02129
Heliocentric radial velocity	6,406 km/s
Distance	300 Mly (92 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	17.93
Characteristics
Type	E
Size	60,000 ly
Notable features	Galaxy host of supernova iPTF14atg
Other designations
PGC 43708, 2MASX J12524408+2628135, MCG+05-30-113, AGC 221803, CAIRNS J125244.02+262813.6, SDSS J125244.06+262813.4, [DFO95] 113, LEDA 43708

IC 831 is a type E-S0^[1] elliptical galaxy located 300 million light-years away from the Solar System in the constellation of Coma Berenices.^[2][3] It is estimated to be 60,000 light-years in diameter^[2] and was first discovered on 25 February 1892 by Rudolf Spitaler, an Austrian astronomer.^[4] It is not known whether it has an active galactic nucleus.