NGC 767 | |
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![]() SDSS image of NGC 767 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 58m 50.822s |
Declination | −09° 35′ 13.61″ |
Redshift | 0.01805 [1] |
Helio radial velocity | 5362 km/s [1] |
Distance | 246.5 ± 17.3 Mly (75.58 ± 5.3 Mpc) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14 [1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SBb pec? [2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 7483 [1] |
NGC 767 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus about 241 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886. [3] [4] [5]
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NGC 521, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5190 or UGC 962, is a spiral galaxy located approximately 224 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on 8 October 1785 by astronomer William Herschel.
NGC 3308 is a lenticular galaxy with a faint bar located about 174 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. NGC 3308 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on March 24, 1835. It is a member of the Hydra Cluster.
NGC 820 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Aries about 210 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1828.
NGC 830 is a barred lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be about 170 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 70,000 light years.
NGC 940 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be 222 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 ly. NGC 940 was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest.
NGC 790 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 233 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 light years. NGC 790 was discovered on September 10, 1785 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.
NGC 913 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 224 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1878.
NGC 802 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydrus. It is about 68 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 20,000 light years. NGC 802 was discovered on November 2, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel.
NGC 998 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 294 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 ly. Together with NGC 997, it forms a gravitationally bound pair of galaxies. NGC 998 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on 10 November 1863 using a 48-inch telescope.
NGC 991 is an intermediate spiral galaxy the constellation Cetus. This galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1785.
NGC 542 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, which is approximately 215 million light years from the Milky Way. Together with the galaxies NGC 529, NGC 531, and NGC 536, it forms the Hickson Compact Group 10, abbreviated HCG 10. It was discovered by Irish astronomer R.J. Mitchell in 1885.
NGC 822 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Phoenix. It is estimated to be about 233 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 80,000 light-years. NGC 822 was discovered on September 5, 1834, by astronomer John Herschel.
NGC 734 is a lenticular galaxy with a central bar in the constellation Cetus, which is about 538 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered on November 9, 1885 by the American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.
NGC 736 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is an estimated 200 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 85,000 light years. NGC 736 was discovered on September 12, 1784 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.
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.
NGC 768 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus about 314 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis Swift in 1885.
NGC 769 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Triangulum about 197 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Truman Safford in 1866.
NGC 721 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda about 250 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the Prussian astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest in 1862.
NGC 713 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus about 234 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886.