NGC 824

NGC 824 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Fornax about 260 million light-years from the Milky Way.^[3] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1837.^[5][6]

NGC 824
DECam image of NGC 824
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	02h 06m 53.25064s[1]
Declination	−36° 27′ 11.4880″[1]
Redshift	0.01931[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5733 km/s[2]
Distance	257.5 Mly (78.94 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.14[2]
Characteristics
Type	SB(r)bc[4]
Other designations
MCG -06-05-028, PGC 8068[2]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)