NGC 7752 / 7753 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 23h 46m 58.5s / 23h 47m 04.8s[1] |
Declination | +29° 27′ 32″ / +29° 29′ 00″[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5072 ± 5 / 5168 ± 6 km/s[1] |
Distance | 272 Mly[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.0 / 12.8[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | I0 / SAB(rs)bc[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.8′ × 0.5′ / 3.3′ × 2.1′[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 12779 / 12780,[1] PGC 72382 / 72387,[1] Arp 86[1] |
NGC 7752 and NGC 7753 are a pair of galaxies approximately 272 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.
NGC 7753 is the primary galaxy. It is a barred spiral galaxy with a small nucleus. NGC 7752 is the satellite galaxy of NGC 7753. It is a barred lenticular galaxy that is apparently attached to one of NGC 7753's spiral arms. They resemble the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51A) and its satellite NGC 5195 (M51B).