| 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 M pc) [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] | |
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]
- ^ 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.
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Media related to
NGC 785 at Wikimedia Commons
| 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 M pc) [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] | |
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]
- ^ 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.
-
Media related to
NGC 785 at Wikimedia Commons