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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