NGC 812

Alt. Designations:

NGC 812

Object Type:

spiral galaxy

Constellation:

Andromeda

Distance:

225 mly

Right Ascension:

02h 06m 51.7s

Declination:

+44° 34´ 21"

Visual Magnitude:

11.6

Apparent Dimension:

2.2´ X 0.8´

Best Month To View:

Oct

NGC 812 is a very asymmetric spiral with no disturbing galaxy in the field. NED and the NGC project both class it as S pec. It is located in Andromeda north of Gamma. It is thought to be about 225 million light years away.