NGC 774
| Galaxy NGC 774 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aries |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 59 m 34.7 s |
| declination | + 14 ° 00 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 165 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.015411 +/- 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 4620 +/- 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(210 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (64.4 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 774 • UGC 1469 • PGC 7536 • CGCG 438-010 • MCG + 02-06-008 • 2MASX J01593471 + 1400299 • GC 466 • H III-214 • LDCE 0125 NED001 | |
NGC 774 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aries , which is approximately 210 million light years away. It was discovered on October 16, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 774. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on March 13, 2016 .
- NGC 774. DSO Browser, accessed March 13, 2016 .