NGC 697

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Galaxy
NGC 674 / NGC 697
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NGC 697 [1], SDSS image
NGC 697, SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Aries
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 51 m 17.57 s
declination + 22 ° 21 ′ 28.7 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SAB (r) c:  
Brightness  (visual) 12 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 12.8 mag
Angular expansion 4 ′ × 1.3 ′
Position angle 105 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 691 group
LGG 34  
Redshift 0.010307 ± 0.000007  
Radial velocity 3090 ± 2 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(143 ± 10)  ·  10 6  ly
(43.8 ± 3.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date September 15, 1784
Catalog names
NGC  674 • 697 • UGC  1317 • PGC  6848 • MCG  + 04-05-022 • IRAS  1485 + 2206 • 2MASX  J01511756 + 2221286 • GC  398/416 • H  III 179 • HIPASS J0151 + 22 • LDCE 109 NED006

NGC 674 = NGC 697 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Aries on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 143 million light-years away from the Milky Way and about 165,000 light-years across . 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 694 , NGC 695 , IC 167 , IC 1730 .

The object was discovered on September 15, 1784 by William Herschel (listed as NGC 697 ) and on December 2, 1861 by Heinrich d'Arrest ( cataloged as NGC 674 ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 697
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. Seligman