NGC 670
Galaxy NGC 670 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | triangle |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 47 m 24.8 s |
declination | + 27 ° 53 ′ 09 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA0 |
Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 172 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.012332 +/- 0.000008 |
Radial velocity | 3697 +/- 2 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(171 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (52.3 ± 4.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | October 26, 1786 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 670 • UGC 1250 • PGC 6570 • CGCG 503-024 • MCG + 5-05-12 • IRAS 01446 + 2738 • 2MASX J01472484 + 2753085 • GC 395 • H II 611 • h 149 • KUG 0144 + 276 • LDCE 0106 NED002 |
NGC 670 is an elliptical galaxy in the triangle constellation , which is approximately 171 million light years from the Milky Way . Together with NGC 684 and IC 1731 it forms the NGC 684 group .
The object was discovered on October 26, 1786 by the German-British astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 670 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 670. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on September 8, 2015 .