NGC 692
| Galaxy NGC 692 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 48 m 42.0 s |
| declination | -48 ° 38 ′ 55 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ':) SAB (rs) b LLAGN |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.1 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 34 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.021181 +/- 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 6350 +/- 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(279 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (85.6 ± 6.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | October 2, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 692 • PGC 6642 • ESO 197-3 • IRAS 01467-4853 • 2MASX J01484201-4838542 • SGC 014643-4853.8 • GC 411 • h 2439 • HIPASS J0148-48 • FAIR 712 • LDCE 0111 NED002 | |
NGC 692 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix , about 279 million light years away from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on October 2, 1834 by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 692. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on September 19, 2015 .