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Spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries
NGC 781
SDSS image of NGC 781
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAries
Right ascension02 00 08.97485
Declination+12° 39′ 22.0060″
Redshift0.011631
Heliocentric radial velocity3467 km/s
Distance154.2 ± 10.9 Mly (47.29 ± 3.34 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)14.00
Characteristics
TypeS?
Other designations
UGC 1482, MCG +02-06-010, PGC 7577

NGC 781 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be about 154 million light years from the Milky Way 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.

NGC 781 (SDSS DR14)

See also

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.
  2. ^ "NGC 781". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ^ "Results for object NGC 0781 (NGC 781)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  4. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 781 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 781". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.

External links

  • Media related to NGC 781 at Wikimedia Commons
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