NGC 7812

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Coordinates: Sky map 00h 02m 54.460s, −34° 14′ 08.40″

NGC 7812
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension00h 02m 54.460s[1]
Declination−34° 14′ 08.40″[1]
Redshift0.022799[2]
Helio radial velocity6757 ± 19 km/s[2]
Distance314.2 ± 22.0 Mly (96.33 ± 6.76 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.99[4]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)b:[3]
Other designations
MCG -06-01-016, PGC 195[2]

NGC 7812 (also known PGC 195) as is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor, though it might look like it is in Pisces if observed at the wrong angle.[5] The galaxy was discovered on 25 September 1865 by Sir John Hershel. At its widest, it measures approximately 100-thousand light years (30660 parsecs) across, and is 315 million light years away from Earth.[6]

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  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
  2. ^ a b c "NGC 7812". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ^ a b "Results for object NGC 7812 (NGC 7812)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  4. ^ "Search specification: NGC 7812". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ^ "NGC 7812 Facts". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  6. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 - 7840". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.

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