NGC 1803 explained

NGC 1803
Epoch:	J2000^[1]
Constellation Name:	Pictor
Z:	0.013686±0.000127
Type:	SB(s)bc:^[2]
Dist Ly:	192 Mly (58.8 Mpc)
Names:	APMBGC 203-035-024, 6dFGS gJ050526.6-493403, ESO 203-18, ESO-LV 203-0180, IRAS 05041-4938, IRAS F05041-4938, ISOSS J05054-4933, LEDA 16715, PSCz Q05041-4938, RR95 103a, SGC 050409-4938.0, [SDD95] 259a, [SLK2000] 26, [SLK2004] 473
Appmag V:	12.6
Size:	87,000 ly
Size V:	1.1 x 0.67

NGC 1803 is a barred spiral galaxy located around 192 million light-years away in the constellation Pictor. NGC 1803 was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel, and it is 87,000 light-years across.^[3]

See also

• Galaxy

External links

• • NGC 1803 on SIMBAD

Notes and References

1. Web site: SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg) . Results for NGC 1803 . 2020-01-14.
2. Web site: Results for object NGC 1803 (NGC 1803). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2021-02-18.
3. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1800 - 1849. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 2021-02-18.