NGC 608

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Triangulum
Right ascension: 01 35 28.23015
Declination: +33 ° 39 ′ 24.2256 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5053 km/s
Distance: 226.9 Mly (69.57 Mpc )
Type: S0

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 69.57
Image: NGC 0608 SDSS.jpg

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redshift: 0.017022
catalog code: LEDA 5913

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NGC 608 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be about 230 million light-years from the Milky Way. It has a diameter of approximately 130,000 light-years. NGC 608 was discovered on November 22, 1827, by astronomer John Herschel.