NGC 782

NGC 782
legacy surveys image of NGC 782
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationEridanus
Right ascension01h 57m 40.39260s
Declination−57° 47′ 24.6052″
Redshift0.020568
Heliocentric radial velocity6102.8 km/s
Distance159.8 Mly (48.98 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)12.63
Characteristics
TypeSB(r)b
Other designations
PGC 7379

NGC 782 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus about 160 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 782. SN 2011eb (Type Ia, mag. 15.2) was discovered by Berto Monard [it] on July 9, 2011. It was positioned 29″ west and 34″ south of the galactic core.

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 782". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  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. ↑ "Results for object NGC 0782 (NGC 782)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  5. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 782 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 782". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  7. ↑ Monard, L. A. G.; et al. (July 2011). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernova 2011eb in NGC 782 = Psn J01573658-5748008". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (2764): 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2764....1M.
  8. ↑ "SN 2011eb". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 18 May 2026.