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NGC 800
NGC 800
	NGC 800 (top) and NGC 799 (below) image obtained using the FORS1 instrument on the 8.2-meter Very Large Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	02h 02m 11.833s
Declination	−00° 07′ 49.58″
Redshift	0.019900
Heliocentric radial velocity	5966
Distance	300 million ly
Apparent magnitude (B)	14.7
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)c
Apparent size (V)	1.04′ × 0.68′
Other designations
	KPG 52a, MCG+00-06-024, Z 387-28, 6dFGS gJ020211.8-000750, PGC 7740, UGC 1526

NGC 800, also called UGC 1526 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. It was first observed by the American astronomer Lewis Swift in 1885.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "The calm before the storm". ESO Picture of the Week. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search Results for NGC 800". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD.
^ ^a ^b "NED results for object NGC 0800*". Extragalactic Database. NED. Retrieved 13 August 2013.