NGC 766

NGC 766
SDSS image of NGC 766
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 58m 41.995s
Declination+08° 20′ 48.26″
Redshift0.027055
Heliocentric radial velocity8001 km/s
Distance353.9 Mly (108.52 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14.4
Characteristics
TypeE
Other designations
UGC 1458, MCG +01-06-019, PGC 7468

NGC 766 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Pisces about 362 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1828.

Due to NGC 766 being situated close to the celestial equator it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "NGC 766". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
  4. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 766 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  5. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  6. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 766". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. ↑ "NGC 766 - Elliptical Galaxy | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.