NGC 766

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NGC 766
NGC766 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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]

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]

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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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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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