NGC 666
| Galaxy NGC 666 |
|
|---|---|
|
|
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | triangle |
|
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
|
| Right ascension | 01 h 46 m 06.2 s |
| declination | + 34 ° 22 ′ 28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 037 |
| Redshift | 0.015788 ± 0.000090 |
| Radial velocity | 4733 ± 27 km / s |
|
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(218 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (66.7 ± 4.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Stephan |
| Discovery date | November 22, 1883 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 666 • UGC 1236 • PGC 6483 • CGCG 521-079 • MCG + 06-05-002 • 2MASX J01460620 + 3422283 • VI Zw 26 • LDCE 115 NED001 | |
NGC 666 is a 13.3 mag bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangle in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 218 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered by Édouard Stephan on November 22, 1883 .