NGC 810

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NGC 810
File:NGC810 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 810
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension02h 05m 28.563s[1]
Declination+13° 15′ 05.88″[1]
Redshift0.02592[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity7670 km/s[2]
Distance355.7 ± 25.0 Mly (109.06 ± 7.66 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)15.4[2]
Characteristics
TypeE5[4]
Other designations
UGC 1583, MCG +02-06-026, PGC 7965[2]

NGC 810 is an unbarred[4] elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Cetus, approximately 360 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1871.[5]

NGC 810 is currently in a merger event.[4] It is interacting with the galaxy SDSS J020529.28+131503.5.[6]

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