NGC 665

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiG
Redshift: z = 0.018079
Morphology: SO
Coordinates: RA 26.2337° · Dec 10.4229°

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Key facts

Constellation: Pisces
Right ascension: 01 44 56.10
Declination: +10 ° 25 ′ 23 ″
Redshift: 0.018079±0.000103
Distance: 236 Mly (72.3 M pc )
Type: (R)S0^0
Size: 100,000 ly
Apparent size v: 1.8 x 1.0
Notable features: Small halo of gas visible at galactic center

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 72.40
Image: NGC 0665 SDSS.jpg

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time of discovery or invention: 1786-11-22
catalog code: Gaia DR2 2573394427800875520
redshift: 0.018076
apparent magnitude: 8.875
galaxy morphological type: S0
Commons category: NGC 665
right ascension: 26.23373655004830
declination: 10.42292303695010
radial velocity: 5371

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NGC 665 is a lenticular galaxy 236 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. NGC 665 was discovered in 1786 by William Herschel, and is 100,000 light-years across. In the center of NGC 665, a small halo of dust and gas can be seen, indicating some small star-forming regions. NGC 665 is not known to have an active galactic nuclei, as seen in the SDSS image.

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