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]
| NGC 802 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 802 | |
| 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] | |