NGC 1779
| Galaxy NGC 1779 |
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![NGC 1779 & IC 402 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_1779_DSS.jpg)
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| NGC 1779 & IC 402 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 05 m 18.070 s |
| declination | -09 ° 08 ′ 49.70 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SAB (r) 0 / a? |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 108 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 1752 group NGC 1779 group LGG 126 |
| Redshift | 0.011051 ± 0.000047 |
| Radial velocity | 3313 ± 14 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(143 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (43.9 ± 3.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 30, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1779 • PGC 16713 • MCG -02-13-041 • IRAS 05029-0912 • 2MASX J05051802-0908500 • GC 997 • H III 500 • h 345, 2714 • NVSS J050518-090850 • LDCE 362 NED005 | |
NGC 1779 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is an estimated 143 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is considered a member of the NGC 1752 group ( LGG 126 ).
The galaxies IC 401 and IC 402 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on January 30, 1786 .