NGC 785 is an elliptical galaxy located around 217 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum.[2] NGC 785 was discovered in 1876 by Édouard Stephan, and it is around 102,000 light-years across in diameter.[1][2][3] NGC 785 is not known to have an Active galactic nucleus, and is not known to have lots of star formation.[1][3]
| NGC 785 | |
|---|---|
 A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 785 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 02h 01m 40.0s[1] |
| Declination | +31° 49′ 35.40″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016601±0.000177[2] |
| Distance | 217 Mly (66.58 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.8[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0^-?[1] |
| Size | 102,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.66′ × 1.047′[3] |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| IC 1766,[2] MCG +05-05-046,[2] UGC 1509,[2] PGC 7694,[2] LEDA 7694[2] | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NGC 785 - Elliptical Galaxy in Triangulum | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ a b c "NGC 785 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". server1.sky-map.org. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
External links
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