NGC 746
| Galaxy NGC 746 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 57 m 51.0 s |
| declination | + 44 ° 55 ′ 07 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | in the |
| Brightness (visual) | 13 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 90 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.002345 +/- 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 703 +/- 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(38 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.67 ± 0.82) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis A. Swift |
| Discovery date | September 12, 1885 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 746 • UGC 1438 • PGC 7399 • CGCG 538-004 • MCG + 07-05-03 • IRAS 01548 + 4441 • 2MASX J01575100 + 4455069 • LDCE 0160 NED003 | |
NGC 746 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda , which is approximately 38 million light years from the Milky Way .
It was discovered on September 12, 1885 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 746. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 21, 2016 .
- NGC 746. DSO Browser, accessed February 21, 2016 .