NGC 600
| Galaxy NGC 600 |
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![NGC 600 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC600_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 600 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 33 m 05.30 s |
| declination | -07 ° 18 ′ 41.1 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (rs) d / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.8 ′ × 2.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 18 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 584 group LGG 27 |
| Redshift | 0.006144 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 1842 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(84 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.7 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 10, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 600 • PGC 5777 • MCG -01-05-007 • IRAS 01305-0733 • 2MASX J01330529-0718410 • GC 354 • H III 432 • GALEX ASC J013305.28-071843.7 • LDCE 95 NED006 | |
NGC 600 is a bar-spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type SBd in the constellation Whale south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 84 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter. It is considered a member of the eight galaxies NGC 584 group ( LGG 27 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 584 , NGC 586 , NGC 596 , NGC 607 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on September 10, 1785 .