NGC 1808
Appearance
NGC 1808 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Columba[1] |
Right ascension | 5h 7m 42.3s[2] |
Declination | −37° 30′ 47″[2] |
Redshift | 995 ± 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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/NGC_1808HSTCenter.jpg/270px-NGC_1808HSTCenter.jpg)
External links
References
- ^ a b "HubbleSite - NewsCenter - Hubble Captures the Heart of Star Birth". Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ a b c d e f "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1808. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- ^ Haumy et al.., 1996 Astronomical Journal v.112, p.2408