NGC 766
| Galaxy NGC 766 |
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![NGC 766 & LEDA 212883 (r) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC766_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 766 & LEDA 212883 (r) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 58 m 41.9 s |
| declination | + 08 ° 20 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 2 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 14.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.027032 ± 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | 8104 ± 39 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(365 ± 25) x 10 6 ly (111.9 ± 7.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 8, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 766 • UGC 1458 • PGC 7468 • CGCG 413-019 • MCG + 01-06-19 • 2MASX J01584199 + 0820482 • GC 460 • h 180 • GALEX ASC J015841.89 + 082047.7 • LDCE 121 NED002 | |
NGC 766 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation fish on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 365 million light years from the Milky Way and about 215,000 light years across .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 791 and IC 182 .
The object was discovered on January 8, 1828 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 766. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on March 10, 2016 (English).
- NGC 766. DSO Browser, accessed March 10, 2016 .