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.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 838: SN 2005H (TypeII, mag. 15.9) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 15 January 2005.
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