NGC 612
| Galaxy NGC 612 |
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| Image of the galaxy NGC 612 using the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sculptor |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 33 m 57.7 s |
| declination | -36 ° 29 ′ 36 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 + pec sp / WLRG |
| Brightness (visual) | 13 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 172 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.029771 +/- 0.000097 |
| Radial velocity | 8925 +/- 29 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(396 ± 28) · 10 6 ly (121.5 ± 8.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 29, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 612 • PGC 5827 • ESO 353-15 • CGCG 502-117 • MCG -06-04-46 • IRAS 01317-3644 • 2MASX J013357.6-362935 • SGC 013144-3644.9 • GC 360 • h 2423 • AM 0131- 364 | |
NGC 612 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Sculptor , located approximately 396 million light years from the Milky Way . It was discovered on November 29, 1837 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
Web links
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 612. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 28, 2015 .
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database