NGC 769
Galaxy NGC 769 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | triangle |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 59 m 35.9 s |
declination | + 30 ° 54 ′ 36 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S? |
Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Position angle | 73 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.8 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.014737 ± 0.000103 |
Radial velocity | 4418 ± 31 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(203 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (62.2 ± 4.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Truman Henry Safford |
Discovery date | November 9, 1866 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 769 • UGC 1467 • PGC 7537 • CGCG 503-066 • MCG + 05-05-37 • IRAS 01567 + 3040 • KUG 0156 + 306B • 2MASX J01593591 + 3054356 • ARK 70 |
NGC 769 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation triangle at the northern sky . It is an estimated 203 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across . In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 777 and NGC 778 .
The object was discovered on November 9, 1866 by the American astronomer Truman Henry Safford .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 769. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 12, 2015 .
- NGC 769. DSO Browser, accessed March 10, 2016 .