NGC 667
Galaxy NGC 667 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
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 |
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 .