NGC 77

NGC 77
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 07m 15.84s
Declination +27° 42 29.1
Redshift 0.063064
Helio radial velocity 18906 ± 1 km/s[1]
Type IBmP
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.8
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 and its apparent magnitude is 14.8. This galaxy is around 360,000 light-years across.[2]

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.


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