NGC 7800 | |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Z: | 0.0058±0.00016 |
Constellation Name: | Pegasus |
Dist Ly: | 70 Mly (21.48 Mpc) |
Appmag V: | 12.6 |
Type: | Im |
Size: | 51,000 ly |
Size V: | 1.862' x 0.912' |
Notes: | Used to be a spiral(?) |
Names: | PGC 73177, UGC 12885, KUG 2357+145, 2MASX J23593630+1448200, IRAS 23570+1431, MCG+02-01-007, LEDA 73177 |
NGC 7800 is an irregular galaxy located around 70 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.[1] It was discovered on the 24th of December in 1783 by William Herschel.[2] NGC 7800 is not known to have an active galactic nucleus, and is not known to have much star-forming regions.[3]