NGC 77
| NGC 77 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 77 (2MASS) | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 07m 15.84s |
| Declination | +27° 42′ 29.1″ |
| Redshift | 0.063064 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 18906 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | IBmP |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 1290 | |
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. Its apparent magnitude is 14.8, and it is around 360,000 light-years across.[2]
DSS image of NGC 77.
References
- ^ "Distance Results for NGC 0077". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas NGC Objects: NGC 77". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
External links
Media related to NGC 77 at Wikimedia Commons
