NGC 777 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Triangulum |
Right ascension | 2h 00m 14.907s[1] |
Declination | 31° 25′ 46″[1] |
Redshift | 0.016708[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,015 km/s[2] |
Distance | 189 million ly (58.075 mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12[3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E1[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 2.5' x 2.0'[3] |
Other designations | |
CGCG 503-67, MCG 5-5-38, PGC 7584, UGC 1476 |
NGC 777 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Triangulum. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 12, 1784. It has a weak active nucleus of type Seyfert 2 or LINER 2,[4] implying that the central region is obscured. It may be an outlying member of galaxy cluster Abell 262.[5]