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NGC 664

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NGC 664
Spiral galaxy NGC 664 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 43m 45.81s[1]
Declination+04° 13′ 22.4″[1]
Redshift0.018113 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5430 ± 3 km/s[1]
Distance247.1 ± 17.3 Mly (75.77 ± 5.31 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterNGC 664 Group
Apparent magnitude (V)12.8[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb?[1]
Size~114,600 ly (35.14 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.1' x 0.9'[1]
Other designations
IRAS 01411+0358, 2MASX J01434582+0413222, UGC 1210, MCG +01-05-029, PGC 6359, CGCG 412-023[1]

NGC 664 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pisces. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5137 ± 21 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 247.1 ± 17.3 Mly (75.77 ± 5.31 Mpc).[1] In addition, six non redshift measurements give a distance of 218.91 ± 3.66 Mly (67.117 ± 1.123 Mpc).[2] It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 24 September 1830.[3]

Supernovae

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Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 664: SN 1996bw (type II, mag. 17.5),[4] SN 1997W (type II, mag. 18),[5] and SN 1999eb (type IIn, mag. 16.2).[6]

NGC 664 Group

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NGC 664 is the namesake of the four member NGC 664 group. The other three galaxies are: IC 150, UGC 1204, and UGC 1240.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 664. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Distance Results for NGC 664". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. NASA. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 664". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ "SN 1996bw". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ "SN 1997W". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ^ "SN 1999eb". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  7. ^ Zabludoff, Ann I.; Mulchaey, John S. (1998). "The Properties of Poor Groups of Galaxies. I. Spectroscopic Survey and Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 496 (1): 39–72. arXiv:astro-ph/9708132. Bibcode:1998ApJ...496...39Z. doi:10.1086/305355.
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