NGC 751

NGC 751
Interacting galaxies NGC 750 (top) and NGC 751 (bottom) (SDSS)
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationTriangulum
Right ascension01h 57m 33.00s [1]
Declination+33° 12′ 11.00″ [1]
Redshift0.017185 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5152 ± 8 km/s [1]
Distance225 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)12.20 [2]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.20 [2]
Characteristics
TypeE pec [1]
Apparent size (V)1.2 x 1.2 [2]
Other designations
PGC 7370, MCG +05-05-035, UGC 1431, Arp 166

NGC 751 is an elliptical galaxy approximately 225 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Triangulum.[1] It forms a close pair of interacting galaxies together with the nearby NGC 750 galaxy. The pair is listed as Arp 166 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies (in the category Galaxies with diffuse filaments).[3]

Close pair of interacting galaxies NGC 750 (top) and NGC 751 (bottom) (SDSS)
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