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Galaxy in the constellation Aries
NGC 770
NGC 770 and NGC 772 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAries
Right ascension01 59 13.64260
Declination+18° 57′ 16.7211″
Heliocentric radial velocity2,543
Distance120 Mly (36.7 Mpc)
Characteristics
TypeE3:
Apparent size (V)0.587 × 0.399″
Other designations
UGC 1463, PGC 7517

NGC 770 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is around 120 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 36,000 ly. NGC 770 is gravitationally linked to NGC 772. The galaxy was discovered on November 3, 1855 by RJ Mitchell.

References

  1. ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ Cappellari, Michele; et al. (May 2011). "The ATLAS project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 413 (2): 813–836. arXiv:1012.1551. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.413..813C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18174.x. S2CID 15391206. {{cite journal}}: |last13= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (1991). "Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies". 3.9. New York: Springer-Verlag. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  5. "NGC 770". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  6. Tully, R. Brent (May 2015). "Galaxy Groups: A 2MASS Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 149 (5): 14. arXiv:1503.03134. Bibcode:2015AJ....149..171T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/149/5/171. S2CID 119285986. 171.
  7. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  8. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 770". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  9. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 770 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 770 at Wikimedia Commons
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