NGC 83

NGC 83
SDSS image of NGC 83
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension00h 21m 22.399s
Declination+22° 26′ 01.11″
Redshift0.020514
Heliocentric radial velocity6,150±16 km/s
Distance289.42 ± 25.92 Mly (88.736 ± 7.948 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.33
Apparent magnitude (B)14.3
Characteristics
TypeE
Size138,400 ly (42.42 kpc)
Apparent size (V)1.5′ × 1.5′
Other designations
IRAS F00186+2209, UGC 206, MCG +04-02-005, PGC 1371, CGCG 479-008

NGC 83 is an elliptical galaxy estimated to be about 260 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 17 August 1828, and its apparent magnitude is 14.2.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 83:

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NED results for object NGC 0083". National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "NGC 83". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99".
  5. ↑ "SN 2016eoa". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Kilpatrick, C. D. (2016). "Spectroscopic Classifications of Optical Transients with Mayall/KOSMOS". The Astronomer's Telegram (9335): 1. Bibcode:2016ATel.9335....1K. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "SN 2025wwk". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 8 May 2025.