NGC 838 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 02h 09m 38.562s[1] |
Declination | −10° 08′ 46.12″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01284[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3825 ± 3 km/s[1] |
Distance | 167.5 Mly (51.37 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.91[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.53[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA(rs)00 pec:[4] |
Other designations | |
MCG -02-06-033, Mrk 1022, PGC 8250[1] |
NGC 838 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy[4] located at approximately 170 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It is part of the Hickson Compact Group 16.[5]
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