NGC 806 is a spiral galaxy approximately 166 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cetus.[1] It was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on November 1, 1886 with the 16" refractor at Warner Observatory.[4]
NGC 806 | |
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![]() NGC 806 (SDSS) | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 02h 03m 31.15s [1] |
Declination | −09° 56′ 00.15″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013156 [1] |
Helio radial velocity | 3944 ± 9 km/s [1] |
Distance | 166 Mly[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.10 [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.80 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Scd pec? HII [1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.2 x 0.4 [1] |
Other designations | |
PGC 7835, MCG -2-6-21 |
NGC 806 and PGC 3100716 form a pair of galaxies in gravitational interaction. These two galaxies are either colliding or are the result of a collision.[5]
PGC 3100716 is a spiral galaxy with an apparent size of 0.09 by 0.08 arcmin.[1] It was not included in the original version of the New General Catalogue, and was later added as NGC 806-2.[3]
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New General Catalogue 500 to 999 | |
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