NGC 766
NGC 766 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Pisces constellation about 362 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1828.[4][5][6]
| NGC 766 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 766 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 58m 41.995s[1] |
| Declination | +08° 20′ 48.26″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.027055[2] |
| Helio radial velocity | 8001 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 353.9 Mly (108.52 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.4[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1458, MCG+01-06-019, PGC 7468[2] | |
See also
References
- Skrutskie, M. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- "NGC 766". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201.
- Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 766 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 766". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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