NGC 802 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hydrus |
Right ascension | 01h 59m 05.96016s |
Declination | −67° 52′ 12.1264″ |
Redshift | 0.004954 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 1481.5 km/s [1] |
Distance | 68.0 ± 4.8 Mly (20.84 ± 1.46 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.17 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB0+(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]