NGC 804 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Triangulum constellation about 231 million light-years[3] from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis Swift in 1885. This galaxy was also observed by the French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on December 24, 1897, and it has been added to the Index Catalogue under the symbol IC 1773.[4][5][6]
| NGC 804 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 804 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 02h 04m 02.106s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 49′ 58.13″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017639[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5241 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 231.3 Mly (70.92 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.7[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Other designations | |
| IC 1773, UGC 1557, MCG +05-05-049, PGC 7873[2] | |
See also
References
External links
Media related to NGC 804 at Wikimedia Commons
