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NGC 1808

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NGC 1808
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1808 taken using WFPC2.[1]
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationColumba[1]
Right ascension5h 7m 42.3s[2]
Declination−37° 30′ 47″[2]
Redshift995 ± 4 km/s[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.8[2]
Characteristics
Type(R')SAB(s)b
Apparent size (V)6′.5 × 3′.9[2]
Other designations
PGC 16779[2]

NGC 1808 is a Seyfert galaxy located in the constellation Columba. Supernova 1993 af went off in NGC 1808.[3]

A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the center of NGC 1808. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.


References

  1. ^ a b "HubbleSite - NewsCenter - Hubble Captures the Heart of Star Birth". Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1808. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  3. ^ Haumy et al.., 1996 Astronomical Journal v.112, p.2408
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