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EntityQ1039627· pop 32· linked from 953 articles

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
02 09 38.562
Declination
−10 ° 08 ′ 46.12 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
3825 ± 3 km/s
Distance
167.5 Mly (51.37 Mpc )
Type
SA(rs)0 pec:

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 838 is an unbarred lenticular galaxy located at approximately 170 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It is part of the Hickson Compact Group 16.

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