NGC 821
NGC 821 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Aries. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 821:
| NGC: | NGC 821 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Surface brightness: | 22.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.7 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.14 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:08:21.14 |
| Declination: | 10:59:41.70 |
| Major axis: | 2.45 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.1 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 26° |
| Radial velocity: | 1738 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005814 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS