NGC 652
| Galaxy NGC 652 |
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| LEDA 212802 (left) & NGC 652 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 40 m 43.3 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 58 ′ 59 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 55 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 240 |
| Redshift | 0.017722 ± 0.000107 |
| Radial velocity | 5313 ± 32 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(241 ± 17) x 10 6 ly (73.8 ± 5.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis A. Swift |
| Discovery date | October 22, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 652 • UGC 1184 • PGC 6208 • CGCG 412-014 • MCG + 01-05-017 • IRAS 01380 + 0743 • 2MASX J01404337 + 0758589 • NPM1G +07.0048 | |
NGC 652 is a galaxy in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 241 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 70,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 638 and IC 1721 .
The object was discovered on October 22, 1886 by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift .
Web links
Commons : NGC 652 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 652. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed September 5, 2015 .