NGC 766 is an elliptical galaxy located in the Pisces constellation about 362 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1828.[4][5][6]
NGC 766 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 58m 41.995s[1] |
Declination | +08° 20′ 48.26″[1] |
Redshift | 0.027055[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 8001 km/s[2] |
Distance | 353.9 Mly (108.52 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.4[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1458, MCG +01-06-019, PGC 7468[2] |
Due to NGC 766 being situated close to the celestial equator it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.[7]