NGC 842
NGC 842 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 842:
| NGC: | NGC 842 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:09:50.79 |
| Declination: | -07:45:44.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.74 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.85 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 157° |
| Radial velocity: | 3768 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.012649 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS