NGC 64
| Galaxy NGC 64 |
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![SDSS image of NGC 64 with LEDA 1028361 [1] (above)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC64_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| SDSS image of NGC 64 with LEDA 1028361 (above) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 17 m 30.4 s |
| declination | -06 ° 49 ′ 29.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) bc / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 1.1 ′ |
| Position angle | 39 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.024390 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 7312 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(330 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (101.2 ± 7.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis A. Swift |
| Discovery date | October 21, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 64 • PGC 1149 • MCG -01-01-068 • IRAS 00149-0706 • 2MASX J00173036-0649286 • GALEXASC J001730.30-064928.1 • Swift V • USGC S007 NED01 | |
NGC 64 is a barred spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBBC in the constellation Cetus south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 330 million light years from the Milky Way and about 155,000 light years across .
The galaxies NGC 47 , NGC 50 , NGC 54 , NGC 61 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on October 21, 1886 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift .
Web links
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