Ngc 767

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NGC 767
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SDSS image of NGC 767
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 01h 58m 50.822s
Declination−09° 35′ 13.61″
Redshift0.01805[1]
Helio radial velocity5362 km/s[1]
Distance246.5 ± 17.3 Mly (75.58 ± 5.3 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (B)14[1]
Characteristics
TypeSBb pec?[2]
Other designations
MCG-02-06-010, PGC 7483[1]

NGC 767 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus about 241 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886.[3][4][5]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 767: SN 2019lre (type II, mag. 19.2).[6]

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Categories: [Barred spiral galaxies] [NGC objects] [Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects]


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