NGC 7838 is a spiral[3][4] or lenticular galaxy[4] located about 500 million light-years away[5] in the constellation of Pisces. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on November 29, 1864.[3] NGC 7838 appears to interact with NGC 7837 forming Arp 246.[3]

NGC 7838
SDSS image of NGC 7838. The galaxy NGC 7837 can be seen to the right of NGC 7838.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension00h 06m 53.9s[1]
Declination08° 21′ 03″[1]
Redshift0.038713[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity11606 km/s[1]
Distance500 Mly (153 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)16 [1]
Characteristics
TypeS0-a[2]
Size~89,000 ly (27.3 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.6 x 0.3[1]
Other designations
ARP 246 NED02, CGCG 408-034 NED02, MCG +01-01-036, PGC 000525[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 7838. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  2. ^ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 7838. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  3. ^ a b c "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7800 – 7840". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  4. ^ a b "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
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