NGC 784
NGC 784 is a barred spiral galaxy about 16.0 Mly away in the constellation Triangulum. NGC 784 is located within the Virgo Supercluster.[1][2][3]
| NGC 784 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 784 galaxy seen by Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 02h 01m 16.93s[1] |
| Declination | 28° 50′ 14.10″[1] |
| Distance | 5 Mpc (16 Mly)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.23[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBdm?[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 6′.6 × 1′.5[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 7671[1] | |
References
- "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 784. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- Zitrin, Adi; Brosch, Noah (26 July 2008). "The NGC 672 and 784 galaxy groups: evidence for galaxy formation and growth along a nearby dark matter filament". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 390 (1): 408–420. arXiv:0808.1789. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.390..408Z. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13786.x. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "NGC 784 -- Low Surface Brightness Galaxy". SIMBAD. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
External links
- NGC 784 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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