NGC 779
NGC 779 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 779:
| NGC: | NGC 779 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 20.7 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.95 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.27 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:59:42.28 |
| Declination: | -05:57:47.50 |
| Major axis: | 1.35 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.58 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 160° |
| Radial velocity: | 1385 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004631 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS