NGC 1762

NGC 1762
NGC 1762 imaged by Legacy Surveys
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationOrion
Right ascension05h 03m 37.0784s[1]
Declination+01° 34′ 24.113″[1]
Redshift0.015858±0.00000700[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4,754±2 km/s[1]
Distance275.44 ± 22.19 Mly (84.450 ± 6.805 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 1762 group (LGG 120)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.35[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA(rs)c[1]
Size~149,200 ly (45.73 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.7′ × 1.1′[1]
Other designations
IRAS 05010+0130, 2MASX J05033701+0134239, UGC 3238, MCG +00-13-067, PGC 16654, CGCG 394-073[1]

NGC 1762 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Orion. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,739±2 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 228.0 ± 15.9 Mly (69.90 ± 4.89 Mpc).[1] However, 10 non-redshift measurements give a farther mean distance of 275.44 ± 22.19 Mly (84.450 ± 6.805 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 8 October 1785.[3][4]

NGC 1762 has a possible active galactic nucleus, i.e. it has a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars.[5][6]

NGC 1762 group

NGC 1762 is a member the NGC 1762 group (also known as LGG 120), which contains at least 27 galaxies, including NGC 1590, NGC 1633, NGC 1642, NGC 1691, NGC 1713, NGC 1719, and IC 392.[7][8]

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1762:

  • SN 2002cy (type unknown, mag. 16.7) was discovered by South African amateur astronomer Berto Monard on 8 May 2002.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 1762". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 1762". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  3. ^ Herschel, William (1789). "Catalogue of a Second Thousand of New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars; with a Few Introductory Remarks on the Construction of the Heavens". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 79: 212–255. Bibcode:1789RSPT...79..212H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1789.0021.
  4. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 1762". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  5. ^ Asmus, D.; Greenwell, C. L.; Gandhi, P.; Boorman, P. G.; Aird, J.; Alexander, D. M.; Assef, R. J.; Baldi, R. D.; Davies, R. I.; Hönig, S. F.; Ricci, C.; Rosario, D. J.; Salvato, M.; Shankar, F.; Stern, D. (2020). "Local AGN survey (LASr): I. Galaxy sample, infrared colour selection, and predictions for AGN within 100 MPC". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494 (2): 1784. arXiv:2003.05959. Bibcode:2020MNRAS.494.1784A. doi:10.1093/mnras/staa766.
  6. ^ "NGC 1762". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  7. ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  8. ^ "LGG 120". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  9. ^ Monard, L. A. G. (2002). "Supernova 2002cy in NGC 1762". International Astronomical Union Circular (7905): 1. Bibcode:2002IAUC.7905....1M.
  10. ^ "SN 2002cy". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  • Media related to NGC 1762 at Wikimedia Commons
  • NGC 1762 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images


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