NGC 7782
| Galaxy NGC 7782 |
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![NGC 7782 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC7782_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 7782 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 23 h 53 m 53.89 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 58 ′ 14.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) b / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.2 '× 1.3' |
| Position angle | 1 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | WBL 727 |
| Redshift | 0.017942 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 5379 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(246 ± 17) · 10 6 ly (75.5 ± 5.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 12, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7782 • UGC 12834 • PGC 72788 • CGCG 407-073 • MCG + 01-60-048 • IRAS 23513 + 0741 • 2MASX J23535389 + 0758138 • GC 5028 • H III 233 • h 2281 • LDCE 1600 NED005 • NSA 152873 • WISEA J235353.88 + 075814.3 | |
NGC 7782 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 246 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 160,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 7778 , NGC 7779 , NGC 7780 , NGC 7781 .
The Type Ia supernova SN 2003gl was observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on November 12, 1784 .