| NGC 822 | |
|---|---|
 DSS image of NGC 822 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 02h 06m 39.13396s[1] |
| Declination | −41° 09′ 24.2724″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017856[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5305 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 233.3 Mly (71.52 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.25[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -07-05-008, PGC 8055[2] | |
NGC 822 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. It is estimated to be about 233 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 light-years. NGC 822 was discovered on September 5, 1834, by astronomer John Herschel.[4][5][6]
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