NGC 822

{{short description|Galaxy in the constellation Phoenix}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 822

| image = 250px

| caption = DSS image of NGC 822

| epoch = J2000

| constellation name = Phoenix

| ra = {{RA|02|06|39.13396}}{{cite DR2}}

| dec = {{DEC|-41|09|24.2724}}

| z = 0.017856

| h_radial_v = 5305 km/s

| dist_ly = {{cvt|71.52|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}{{cite journal|title=Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey|author1=Crook, Aidan C.|author2=Huchra, John P.|author3=Martimbeau, Nathalie|author4=Masters, Karen L.|author5=Jarrett, Tom|author6=Macri, Lucas M.|journal=The Astrophysical Journal|volume=655|issue=2|pages=790–813|date=2007|bibcode=2007ApJ...655..790C|doi=10.1086/510201|arxiv=astro-ph/0610732|s2cid=11672751 }}

| group_cluster =

| type = E

| size =

| appmag_v =

| appmag_b = 14.25

| absmag_v =

| size_v =

| notes =

| names = {{odlist|UGC=|MCG=-07-05-008|PGC=8055}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 822|access-date=2020-05-24}}

}}

NGC 822 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. It is estimated to be about 233 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 light-years. NGC 822 was discovered on September 5, 1834, by astronomer John Herschel.{{Cite web|url=https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC822|title=The galaxy NGC 822 - In-The-Sky.org|last=Ford|first=Dominic|website=in-the-sky.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}}{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC%20822|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 822|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2020-03-28}}{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+822&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2020-03-28}}