NGC 77

NGC 77 (also known as PGC 1290, NPM1G -22.0006 or PGC 198147) is a lenticular galaxy located 780 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Frank Muller in 1886 and its apparent magnitude is 14.8. This galaxy is around 360,000 light-years across.[2]

NGC 77
NGC 77 (2MASS)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 00h 07m 15.84s
Declination+27° 42 29.1
Redshift0.063064
Helio radial velocity18906 ± 1 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)14.8
Characteristics
TypeIBmP
Other designations
PGC 1290

References

  1. "Distance Results for NGC 0077". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas NGC Objects: NGC 77". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  • Media related to NGC 77 at Wikimedia Commons


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