| NGC 768 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 768 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 58m 40.953s[1] |
| Declination | +00° 31′ 45.17″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.02334[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 6916 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 260.3 Mly (79.80 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.3[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)bc:[4] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1457,MCG +00-06-016,PGC 7465[2] | |
NGC 768 is abarred spiral galaxy located in theconstellation Cetus about 314 millionlight years from theMilky Way. It was discovered by the AmericanastronomerLewis Swift in 1885.[5][6][7]
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