NGC 679
| Galaxy NGC 679 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 49 m 43.8 s |
| declination | + 35 ° 47 ′ 08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 ′ × 1.9 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 262, LGG 37 |
| Redshift | 0.016842 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 5049 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(232 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (71.0 ± 5.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 13, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 679 • UGC 1283 • PGC 6711 • CGCG 522-015 • MCG + 06-05-012 • 2MASX J01494379 + 3547083 • GC 401 • H III 175 • V Zw 114 • LDCE 0115 NED007 | |
NGC 679 (also known as V Zw 114 ) is a compact, lenticular galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, about 232 million light years from the Milky Way . It is a member of the Abell 262 cluster .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on September 13, 1784 .