NGC 630

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiG
Redshift: z = 0.02010244811620332
Coordinates: RA 23.9020° · Dec -39.3578°

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Key facts

Constellation: Sculptor
Right ascension: 01 35 36.475
Declination: −39 ° 21 ′ 28.39 ″
Redshift: 0.01976 ± 0.00006
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5,923.90 ± 18.89
Distance: 275.2 ± 19.3 Mly (84.39 ± 5.92 Mpc )
Type: SA0 (rs):

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 81.01
Image: NGC 0630 DSS.jpg

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time of discovery or invention: 1835-10-23
catalog code: APMBGC 297+109-023
galaxy morphological type: S0
apparent magnitude: 9.487
right ascension: 23.9019792
declination: -39.3578861
radial velocity: 5966
Commons category: NGC 630

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NGC 630 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is estimated to be 275 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 125,000 light years. The object was discovered on October 23, 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel.

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