NGC 623
| Galaxy NGC 623 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | sculptor |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 35 m 06.4 s |
| declination | -36 ° 29 ′ 25 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E + |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′ × 1.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 94 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.029871 +/- 0.000093 |
| Radial velocity | 8955 +/- 28 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(398 ± 28) · 10 6 ly (121.9 ± 8.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 30, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 623 • PGC 5898 • ESO 353-23 • MCG -06-04-52 • 2MASX J01350638-3629248 • SGC 013252-3644.7 • GC 367 • h 2425 • LDCE 0096 NED004 | |
NGC 623 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Sculptor , about 398 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on November 30, 1837 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 623. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on September 2, 2015 .