NGC 822
NGC 822 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Phoenix. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 822:
NGC: | NGC 822 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | elliptical |
Galaxy morph class: | E |
Constellation: | Phoenix |
Surface brightness: | 23.7 mag/arcsec2 |
V-mag (visual): | 13.1 |
B-mag (blue): | 14.1 |
J-mag (IR): | 11.1 |
H-mag (IR): | |
K-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
Right Ascension: | 02:06:39.14 |
Declination: | -41:09:24.30 |
Major axis: | 1.4 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.87 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 77° |
Radial velocity: | 5305 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.017856 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS