NGC 667
| Galaxy NGC 667 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | whale |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 44 m 56.7 s |
| declination | -22 ° 55 ′ 08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA0 ^ 0 ^: |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 86 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.040091 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | (12019 ± 45) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(536 ± 38) · 10 6 ly (164.3 ± 11.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Frank Muller |
| Discovery date | 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 667 • PGC 6418 • ESO 477-002 • 2MASX J01445670-2255082 • SGC 014236-2310.3 • | |
NGC 667 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Whale , about 536 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered in 1886 by the American astronomer Frank Muller .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 667. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed September 8, 2015 .