NGC 7768
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| NGC 7768 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 7768 image by SDSS | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension | 23h 50m 58.5460s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 08′ 50.415″[1] |
| Distance | 369 Mly |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 7768, UGC 12806, CGCG 477-019, CGCG 2348.4+2653, MCG +04-56-018[1] | |
NGC 7768 is a large elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Pegasus. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 7,663 ± 28 km /s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 113.0 ± 7.9 Mpc (~369 million light-years). NGC 7768 was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel in 1828.[1][2]
NGC 7768 forms a pair of galaxies with NGC 7767. Observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope have shown that the galaxy's nucleus is surrounded by a disk of matter with a mass estimated at 7×103 M☉[3]
