NGC 615
| Galaxy NGC 615 |
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![NGC 615 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC615_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 615 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 35 m 05.68 s |
| declination | -07 ° 20 ′ 25.1 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (rs) b |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.7 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 155 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 584 group LGG 27 |
| Redshift | 0.006164 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1848 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(84 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.7 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 10, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 615 • PGC 5897 • MCG -01-05-008 • IRAS 01325-0735 • 2MASX J01350567-0720250 • GC 363 • H II 282 • h 137 • HIPASS J0135-07 • LDCE 95 NED007 | |
NGC 615 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 84 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 65,000 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 586 , NGC 596 , NGC 600 .
The object was discovered on January 10, 1785 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 615 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 615. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on August 29, 2015 .