NGC 77
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 77 (also known as PGC 1290, NPM1G -22.0006 or PGC 198147) is a lenticular galaxy located 780 million light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. It was discovered by Frank Muller in 1886. Its apparent magnitude is 14.8, and it is around 360,000 light-years across.
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- NGC 77 DECam.png by Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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