NGC 670
| NGC 670 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 670 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 01h 47m 24.846s[1] |
| Declination | +27° 53′ 08.54″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.012429[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3703 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 162.8 Mly (49.92 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.72[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.53[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1250, MCG +05-05-012, PGC 6570[2] | |
NGC 670 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Triangulum constellation about 165 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1786.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Skrutskie, M.; et al. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
- ^ a b c d e f "NGC 670". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 670". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
External links
Media related to NGC 670 at Wikimedia Commons
 | This galaxy-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |