NGC 769 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Triangulum |
Right ascension | 01h 59m 35.915s[1] |
Declination | +30° 54′ 35.65″[1] |
Redshift | 0.0148 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4404 km/s |
Distance | 177 Mly (54.2 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.4[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sc[4] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1467, MCG +05-05-037, PGC 7537[3] |
NGC 769 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Triangulum about 197 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Truman Safford in 1866.[5][6][7]
New General Catalogue 500 to 999 | |
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