NGC 781 explained

NGC 781
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Aries
Z:0.011631
H Radial V:3467 km/s
Dist Ly:[1]
Type:S?
Appmag B:14.00
Names:[2]

NGC 781 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is estimated to be about 154 million light years from the Milky Way[1] and has a diameter of approximately 70,000 light years. NGC 781 was discovered on October 16, 1784 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.[3] [4]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Results for object NGC 0781 (NGC 781). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-05-24.
  2. NGC 781. 2020-05-24.
  3. Web site: The galaxy NGC 781 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-03-24.
  4. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 781. spider.seds.org. 2020-03-24.

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