NGC 823

NGC 823, also known as IC 1782, is an unbarred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Fornax.^[4] It is estimated to be 194 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 100,000 light years. NGC 823 was discovered on October 14, 1830, by astronomer John Herschel.^[6][5]

NGC 823
legacy surveys image of NGC 823
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	02h 07m 20.07002s[1]
Declination	−25° 26′ 30.9656″[1]
Redshift	0.014754[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4391 km/s[2]
Distance	194.2 Mly (59.54 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.61[2]
Characteristics
Type	SA0−(r):[4]
Apparent size (V)	1.7′ × 1.2′[5]
Other designations
IC 1782, MCG -04-06-005, PGC 8093[2]

SN 2022abid (ZTF22abyelas) a Type Ia supernova from an exploding white dwarf was discovered on 23 November 2022.^[7]

Central region of NGC 823 with legacy surveys

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)