NGC 767
{{Short description|Galaxy located in the constellation Cetus}}
{{Infobox galaxy
| name = NGC 767
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| caption = SDSS image of NGC 767
| epoch = J2000
| constellation name = Cetus
| ra = {{RA|01|58|50.822}}
| dec = {{DEC|-09|35|13.61}}
| dist_ly = {{cvt|75.58|±|5.3|Mpc|Mly|lk=on|order=flip}}{{cite web|url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%20767&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1|title=Results for object NGC 0767 (NGC 767)|work=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database|publisher=California Institute of Technology|access-date=2020-05-24}}
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| names = {{odlist | MCG= -02-06-010 | PGC=7483}}{{cite simbad|title=NGC 767|access-date=2020-05-24}}
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NGC 767 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus about 241 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1886.{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=ngc+767&img_stamp=YES|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2020-03-30}}{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC767|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 767|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2020-03-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=807|title=The galaxy NGC 767 - In-The-Sky.org|last=Ford|first=Dominic|website=in-the-sky.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-30}}
One supernova has been observed in NGC 767: SN{{nbsp}}2019lre (type{{nbsp}}II, mag. 19.2).{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}2019lre | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2019lre | publisher = IAU | access-date=6 September 2024}}
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Category:Barred spiral galaxies
Category:Discoveries by Francis Leavenworth
Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 1886
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