NGC 777 explained

NGC 777
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Constellation Name:Triangulum
Z:0.016708
H Radial V:5,015 km/s[2]
Dist Ly:189 million ly (58.075 mpc)
Type:E1[3]
Appmag V:12
Size V:2.5' x 2.0'
Names: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]

Notes and References

  1. NGC 777 . 2016-11-26.
  2. Web site: Results for Object NGC 0777 . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . 2016-11-26 . 2016-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161127151857/https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=NGC . dead .
  3. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 750 - 799 . Cseligman . 2016-11-26.
  4. A Search for "Dwarf" Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies . The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . Ho . Luis C.. 112 . 315–390 . Filippenko . Alexei V. . 1997 . Sargent . Wallace L. W.. 2 . 10.1086/313041 . astro-ph/9704107 . 1997ApJS..112..315H . 17086638 .
  5. Spectroscopy and Photometry of Elliptical Galaxies. VI. Sample Selection and Data Summary . The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . Faber . S. M. . . 69 . 763–808 . 1989. 10.1086/191327 . 1989ApJS...69..763F .

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