NGC 788

NGC 788 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in a sky survey by Wilhelm Herschel on September 10, 1785. Studies of NGC 788 indicate that it, while itself being classified as a Seyfert 2, contains an obscured Seyfert 1 nucleus, following the detection of a broad Hα emission line in the polarized flux spectrum. The observation also indicated the lowest radio luminosities observed in an obscured Seyfert 1.

One supernova has been observed in NGC 788: SN 1998dj (type Ia, mag. 16).