NGC 820 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 210 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1828.[4][5][6][7]
| NGC 820 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 820 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 02h 08m 24.97482s[1] |
| Declination | +14° 20′ 58.5388″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01477[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4395 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 213.5 Mly (65.46 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.7[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sb[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1629, MCG +02-06-036, PGC 8165[2] | |
New General Catalogue 500 to 999 | |
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