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NGC 76

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 76
SDSS image of NGC 76
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 00h 19m 37.79033s[1]
Declination+29° 56′ 01.9218″[1]
Redshift0.024734[2]
Helio radial velocity7323 km/s[2]
Distance322.9 Mly (99.01 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.0[2]
Characteristics
TypeS0[4]
Other designations
UGC 185, MCG+05-01-072, PGC 1267[2]

NGC 76 is a lenticular galaxy estimated to be about 320 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. It was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan from France in 1884 and its magnitude is 13.1.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NGC 76". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+76. 
  3. ↑ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 655 (2): 790–813. doi:10.1086/510201. Bibcode: 2007ApJ...655..790C. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NGC Objects: NGC 50 - 99". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0a.htm#76. 



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