NGC 7829 |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) |
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Constellation | Cetus |
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Right ascension | 00h 06m 29s |
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Declination | -13° 25’ 14” |
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Apparent magnitude (B) | 15.07 |
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Surface brightness | 24.82 mag/arcsec2 |
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PGC 488, 2MASX J00062900-1325140 |
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 7829 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus.[1] NGC 7829 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886.[2] NGC 7829 forms with its neighbor NGC 7828 a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies. The pair appears in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 144.
See also
- Interacting galaxy
- List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
External links
References
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 - 7840". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
Constellation of Cetus
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