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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arXiv:astro-ph/0610732.
Bibcode:
2007ApJ...655..790C.
doi:
10.1086/510201.
S2CID11672751.
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arXiv:astro-ph/0010612.
doi:
10.1051/0004-6361:20000070.
S2CID16125513.