NGC 781 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aries |
Right ascension | 02h 00m 08.97485s [1] |
Declination | +12° 39′ 22.0060″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.011631 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3467 km/s [2] |
Distance | 154.2 ± 10.9 Mly (47.29 ± 3.34 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.00 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S? [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1482, MCG +02-06-010, PGC 7577 [2] |
NGC 781 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be about 154 million light years from the Milky Way [3] and has a diameter of approximately 70,000 light years. NGC 781 was discovered on October 16, 1784 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel. [4] [5]
NGC 781 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aries |
Right ascension | 02h 00m 08.97485s [1] |
Declination | +12° 39′ 22.0060″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.011631 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3467 km/s [2] |
Distance | 154.2 ± 10.9 Mly (47.29 ± 3.34 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.00 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S? [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1482, MCG +02-06-010, PGC 7577 [2] |
NGC 781 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be about 154 million light years from the Milky Way [3] and has a diameter of approximately 70,000 light years. NGC 781 was discovered on October 16, 1784 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel. [4] [5]