NGC 4777

NGC 4777
legacy surveys image of NGC 4777
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 53m 58.54196s
Declination−08° 46′ 32.5147″
Redshift0.011905
Heliocentric radial velocity3548 km/s
Distance175.1 Mly (53.70 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14.5
Characteristics
Type(R)SAB(s)a:
Other designations
MCG -01-33-044, PGC 43852

NGC 4777 is an intermediate spiral ring galaxy. It is estimated to be about 180 million light-years (or about 54 megaparsecs) away from the Sun. It was discovered on March 3, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel.

References

  1. 1 2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 4777". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. 1 2 Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
  4. 1 2 "Results for object NGC 4777 (NGC 4777)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 4750 - 4799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.