NGC 7808

NGC 7808
The lenticular galaxy NGC 7808.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 03m 32.1277s[1]
Declination−10° 44′ 40.774″[1]
Redshift0.029570 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity8865 ± 2 km/s[1]
Distance409.9 ± 28.7 Mly (125.67 ± 8.80 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.8[1]
Characteristics
Type(R')SA0^0?[1]
Size~158,900 ly (48.71 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.3' x 1.3'[1]
Other designations
IRAS F00009-1101, 2MASX J00033214-1044403, MCG -02-01-013, PGC 243[1]

NGC 7808 is an lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 8521 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 125.67 ± 8.80 Mpc (∼410 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Frank Muller in 1886.[2]

NGC 7808 is an active Seyfert 1 galaxy.[1][3]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 7808: SN 2023qnz (type Ia, mag 20.1).[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7808. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ Celestial Atlas entry for NGC 7808. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ Maia, Marcio A. G.; Machado, Rodolfo S.; Willmer, Christopher N. A. (2003-10-01). "The Seyfert Population in the Local Universe". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (4): 1750–1762. arXiv:astro-ph/0307180. Bibcode:2003AJ....126.1750M. doi:10.1086/378360. ISSN 0004-6256.
  4. ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2023qnz. Retrieved 5 August 2024.