NGC 838
NGC 838 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 838:
| NGC: | NGC 838 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 0838E |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 02:09:38.53 |
| Declination: | -10:08:48.10 |
| Major axis: | 1.34 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.97 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 77° |
| Radial velocity: | 3825 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01284 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS