NGC 7726 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 23h 40m 25s |
Declination | +27° 15’ 05” |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 15 |
Surface brightness | 23.83 mag/arcsec^2 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAb |
NGC 7726 is a large barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus in the northern sky. It is estimated to be 348 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 150,000 light-years in diameter. Many other objects are located within a close proximity to NGC 7726, including NGC 7720, NGC 7728, IC 5341 and IC 5342.[1][2][3]
The object was discovered by astronomer Lewis Swift on August 8, 1886.[4]
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