NGC 813 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydrus. It is estimated to be 390 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 140,000 ly. NGC 813 was discovered on November 24, 1834, by the British astronomer John Herschel.
Lenticular galaxy in the constrellation Hydrus
NGC 813
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- Constellation
- Hydrus
- Right ascension
- 02h 01m 36.113s
- Declination
- −68° 26′ 20.99″
- Redshift
- 0.027219
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 8049 km/s
- Distance
- 386.5 ± 27.1 Mly (118.50 ± 8.30 Mpc)
- Apparent magnitude (B)
- 13.84
- Type
- SAB(r)0/a:
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