NGC 834

{{short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda}}{{More citations needed|date=May 2024}}{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 801

| image = NGC 0834 DSS.jpg

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| caption = NGC 834

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| epoch = J2000

| pronounce =

| constellation name = Andromeda

| ra = {{RA|02|11|01.277}}

| dec = {{DEC|+37|39|59.00}}

| z =

| h_radial_v = 4,600

| gal_v =

| dist_ly = {{cvt|48.98|Mpc|Mly|order=flip|lk=on}}

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| type = S?

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| appmag_b = 13.2

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| size_v = {{nowrap|0.810′ × 0.454′}}

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| names = {{odlist|UGC=1672|MCG=+06-05-099|PGC=8352}}

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NGC 834 is a spiral galaxy located in the Andromeda constellation. It is estimated to be 160 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy and has a diameter of about 65,000{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} light-years. The object was discovered on September 21, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel.

References

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{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC834|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 834|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2019-12-09}}

{{Cite web|url=https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC834|title=The galaxy NGC 834 - In-The-Sky.org|last=Ford|first=Dominic|website=in-the-sky.org|language=en|access-date=2019-12-09}}

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Category:Discoveries by William Herschel

Category:Spiral galaxies

834

Category:Galaxies discovered in 1786

Category:Andromeda (constellation)

008352