| NGC 782 | |
|---|---|
 legacy surveys image of NGC 782 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 01 57 40.39260 |
| Declination | −57° 47′ 24.6052″ |
| Redshift | 0.020568 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6102.8 km/s |
| Distance | 159.8 Mly (48.98 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.63 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 7379 | |
NGC 782 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus about 160 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.
A type Ia supernova designated SN 2011eb was discovered in this galaxy on July 9, 2011. It was positioned 29″ west and 34″ south of the galactic core.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NGC 782". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
- "Results for object NGC 0782 (NGC 782)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 782 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- "Revised NGC Data for NGC 782". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- Monard, L. A. G.; et al. (July 2011). Green, D. W. E. (ed.). "Supernova 2011eb in NGC 782 = Psn J01573658-5748008". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 2764 (1): 1. Bibcode:2011CBET.2764....1M.
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