Constellation Name: | Pegasus |
Ra: | 23h 40m 25s |
Dec: | +27° 15’ 05” |
Sbrightness: | 23.83 mag/arcsec^2 |
Type: | SAb |
Appmag B: | 15 |
Epoch: | J2000 |
NGC 7726 |
NGC 7726 is a large barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus in the northern sky. It is estimated to be 348 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 150,000 light-years in diameter. Many other objects are located within a close proximity to NGC 7726, including NGC 7720, NGC 7728, IC 5341 and IC 5342.[1] [2] [3]
The object was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on August 8, 1886.[4]