| NGC 838 | |
|---|---|
HST image of NGC 838 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 09m 38.562s |
| Declination | −10° 08′ 46.12″ |
| Redshift | 0.01284 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3825 ± 3 km/s |
| Distance | 167.5 Mly (51.37 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.91 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.53 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(rs)00 pec: |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -02-06-033, Mrk 1022, PGC 8250 | |
NGC 838 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy located at approximately 170 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It is part of the Hickson Compact Group 16.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 838: SN 2005H (Type II, mag. 15.9) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 15 January 2005.
