NGC 766

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NGC 766
SDSS image of NGC 766
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 58m 41.995s[1]
Declination+08° 20′ 48.26″[1]
Redshift0.027055[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity8001 km/s[2]
Distance353.9 Mly (108.52 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.4[2]
Characteristics
TypeE[2]
Other designations
UGC 1458, MCG +01-06-019, PGC 7468[2]

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]

Due to NGC 766 being situated close to the celestial equator it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NGC 766". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ^ 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. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 766 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  5. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  6. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 766". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. ^ "NGC 766 - Elliptical Galaxy | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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