NGC 669
| Galaxy NGC 669 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | triangle |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 47 m 16.1 s |
| declination | + 35 ° 33 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sab LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.1 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 36 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 37 |
| Redshift | 0.015591 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (4674 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(215 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (65.9 ± 4.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan |
| Discovery date | November 28, 1883 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 669 • UGC 1248 • PGC 6560 • CGCG 522-004 • MCG + 06-05-004 • IRAS 01443 + 3519 • 2MASX J01471616 + 3533478 • LDCE 0115 NED003 | |
NGC 669 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangle , which is approximately 215 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on November 28, 1883 by the French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 669. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on September 8, 2015 .