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NGC 821
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 821
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAries
Right ascension02h 08m 21.150s[1]
Declination+10° 59′ 41.53″[1]
Redshift0.005814[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1738 km/s[2]
Distance75.8 Mly (23.23 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.31[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.21[2]
Characteristics
TypeE6[2]
Other designations
UGC 1631, MCG +02-06-034, PGC 8160[2]

NGC 821 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be about 80 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 55,000 light years. NGC 821 was discovered on September 4, 1786, by astronomer Wilhelm Herschel.[4][5][6]

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