Astronomy:NGC 77
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
| NGC 77 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 77 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 07m 15.84s |
| Declination | +27° 42′ 29.1″ |
| Redshift | 0.063064 |
| Helio radial velocity | 18906 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | IBmP |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1290 | |
NGC 77 (also known as PGC 1290, NPM1G -22.0006 or PGC 198147) is a lenticular galaxy located 780 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Frank Muller in 1886. Its apparent magnitude is 14.8, and it is around 360,000 light-years across.[2]
References
- ↑ "Distance Results for NGC 0077". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC%200077&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RAorLongitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas NGC Objects: NGC 77". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0a.htm#77.
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