NGC 694
Galaxy NGC 694 |
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NGC 694 Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Aries |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 50 m 58.49 s |
declination | + 21 ° 59 ′ 51.0 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0? pec |
Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 160 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | NGC 691 group LGG 34 |
Redshift | 0.00986 ± 0.00008 |
Radial velocity | 2950 ± 4 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(136 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (41.8 ± 2.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
Discovery date | December 2, 1861 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 694 • UGC 1310 • PGC 6816 • CGCG 482-24 • MCG + 04-05-020 • IRAS 01481 + 2144 • 2MASX J01505849 + 2159511 • Mrk 363 • GALEX ASC J015058.47 + 215949.0 • LDCE 109 NED005 |
NGC 694 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Aries on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 136 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter . She is a member of the ten galaxies NGC 691 group ( LGG 34 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 680 , NGC 691 , IC 167 , IC 1730 .
The Type IIP supernova SN 2014bu was observed here.
The object was discovered on December 2nd, 1861 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .
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