Astronomy:NGC 7660
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| NGC 7660 SDSS image of NGC 7660 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 25m 48.6643s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 01′ 47.440″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018805[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 5637 ± 13 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 179.30 ± 38.17 Mly (54.975 ± 11.703 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.66[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4′ × 1.1′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 12594, MCG+04-55-012, PGC 71413[1] | |
NGC 7660 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Pegasus. It was discovered by the astronomer John Herschel on September 5, 1828.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Results for object NGC 7660 (NGC 7660)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%207660&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 7650 - 7699". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc76a.htm#7660.
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