Mrk 776
| Galaxy Mrk 776 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 36 m 53.9 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 44 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0 ′, 5 × 0 ′, 3 |
| Position angle | 5 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.025878 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 7758 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(347 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (106.3 ± 7.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | March 23, 1903 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4559B • IC 3593 • PGC 42098 • CGCG 159-030 • MCG + 05-30-039 • IRAS F12344 + 2801 • 2MASX J12365393 + 2744569 • Mrk 776 • Holm 423C | |
Mrk 776 is a Seyfert 1 galaxy with unusual absorption lines in the constellation Coma Berenices . It is estimated to be 347 million light years from the Milky Way .
The first description of the object as a foggy object was made by Max Wolf on a photo plate exposed on March 23, 1903.