NGC 7676
Galaxy NGC 7676 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Toucan |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 23 h 29 m 01.7 s |
declination | -59 ° 43 '00 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA0-: / pec |
Brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.6 'x 0.9' |
Position angle | 85 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.011191 ± 0.000093 |
Radial velocity | 3355 ± 28 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(146 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (44.8 ± 3.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | October 28, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 7676 • PGC 71564 • ESO 148-016 • 2MASX J23290173-5943001 • SGC 232612-5959.6 • 2MASS J23290169-5942597 • LDCE 1579 NED002 |
NGC 7676 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Toucan on southern sky . It is estimated to be 146 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by John Herschel on October 28, 1834 .