IC 767
| Galaxy IC 767 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 11 m 02.7 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 06 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.006318 +/- 0.000077 |
| Radial velocity | 1894 +/- 23 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(82 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.1 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
| Discovery date | April 1, 1892 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 767 • PGC 38792 • CGCG 069-073 • MCG + 02-31-042 • 2MASX J12110275 + 1206139 • VCC 32 • Mrk 760 • GALEX ASC J121102.71 + 120612.8 | |
IC 767 is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 82 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 15,000 ly. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 32 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 768 , IC 769 , IC 3024 , IC 3028 .
The object was discovered on April 1, 1892 by Stéphane Javelle .