NGC 7676
| Galaxy NGC 7676 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Toucan |
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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 |
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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 .