NGC 7797 | |
Ra: | 23h 58m 59s |
Dec: | +03° 38’ 04” |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Appmag B: | 14.6 |
Sbrightness: | 23.29 mag/arcsec^2 |
Type: | SAb-SAc |
Constellation Name: | Pisces |
Z: | 0.029534 |
H Radial V: | 8,854 km/s |
Dist Ly: | 401 Mly (122.9 Mpc) |
Appmag V: | 13.8 |
Size V: | 1.0' x 0.9' |
Names: | PGC 73125, UGC 12877, CGCG 382-010, MCG +00-01-011 |
NGC 7797 is a Hubble-type SAb-SAc spiral galaxy that is located in the constellation Pisces. It is estimated to be 400 million light-years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 115,000 light-years across.[1] [2] The object was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 6, 1790.[3]