NGC 805 is a lenticular galaxy approximately 194 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Triangulum. It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on September 26, 1864, with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen.
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum
NGC 805
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- Constellation
- Triangulum
- Right ascension
- 02h 04m 29.57s
- Declination
- +28° 48′ 44.37″
- Redshift
- 0.015164
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 4546 ± 31 km/s
- Distance
- 194 Mly
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- 14.30
- Apparent magnitude (B)
- 15.30
- Type
- SB0
- Apparent size (V)
- 1.1 x 0.8
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