IC 764
| Galaxy IC 764 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 10 m 14.19 s |
| declination | -29 ° 44 ′ 12.5 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) c? / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4.80 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 177 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | IC 764 group LGG 271 |
| Redshift | 0.007112 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | (2132 ± 3) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(87 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.8 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Frank Muller |
| Discovery date | March 26, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 764 • PGC 38711 • ESO 441013 • MCG -05-29-025 • IRAS 12076-2927 • 2MASX J12101419-2944125 • SGC 120739-2927.5 • HIPASS J1210-29 • LDCE 0860 NED018 • WISEA J121014.17-294411.5 | |
IC 764 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 87 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 130,000 light-years across. The galaxy is the brightest object in the IC 764 group ( LGG 271 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4105 , NGC 4106 , IC 3005 , IC 3010 .
The object was discovered by Frank Muller on March 26, 1887 .
IC 764 group ( LGG 271 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million ly |
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| NGC 4106 | PGC 38417 | 88 |
| IC 760 | PGC 38345 | 92 |
| IC 764 | PGC 38711 | 87 |
| IC 2996 | PGC 38334 | 93 |
| IC 3015 | PGC 38588 | 83 |
| PGC 37752 | ESO 440-037 | 83 |
| PGC 37950 | ESO 440-038 | 95 |
| PGC 37974 | ESO 440-039 | 83 |
| PGC 38037 | ESO 440-044 | 90 |
| PGC 38301 | ESO 440-049 | 93 |
| PGC 38799 | ESO 441-017 | 87 |