NGC 7773

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NGC 7773
Galactic maturity NGC 7773.tif
NGC 7773 taken by Hubble. [1]
Observation data (J2000 [2] epoch)
Constellation Pegasus
Right ascension 23h 52m 09.873s [2]
Declination +31° 16 35.68 [2]
Redshift 0.027999 [2]
Helio radial velocity 8276km/s [2]
Distance 392.55 Mly
Apparent magnitude  (B)14.5 [2]
Characteristics
Type SBb [2]
Other designations
IRAS F23495+3059, IRAS 23496+3059, LEDA 72681, 2MASX J23520987+3116356, MCG+05-56-015, UGC 12820, UZC J235209.9+311636, Z 498-22, Z 2349.7+3100 [2]

NGC 7773 is a barred spiral galaxy [1] located in the constellation of Pegasus at an approximate distance of 400 million light years. NGC 7773 was discovered on October 9, 1790 by William Herschel. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Galactic maturity". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 3 June 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database - CDS (Strasbourg)". Results for NGC 7773. Retrieved 2019-06-03.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7750 - 7799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.