IC 766
| Galaxy IC 766 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Crow |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 10 m 53.60 s |
| declination | -12 ° 39 ′ 18.90 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (r) 0+? / sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.30 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | isolated |
| Redshift | 0.014463 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 4336 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(188 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (57.5 ± 4.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 19, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 766 • PGC 38775 • MCG -02-31-020 • 2MASX J12105362-1239181 • GALEX ASC J121053.60-123918.1 • LDCE 880 NED003 • 2MIG 1685 • WISEA J121053.59-123917.8 | |
IC 766 is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Raven south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 188 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 4188 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on April 19, 1892 .