NGC 824 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Fornax |
Right ascension | 02h 06m 53.25064s[1] |
Declination | −36° 27′ 11.4880″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01931[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5733 km/s[2] |
Distance | 257.5 Mly (78.94 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.14[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(r)bc[4] |
Other designations | |
MCG -06-05-028, PGC 8068[2] |
NGC 824 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Fornax about 260 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1837.[5][6]