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Q1558620
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elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Key facts
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Right ascension
- 00 18 12.2
- Declination
- +30 ° 03 ′ 20 ″
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 6216 km/s
- Distance
- 275,000,000 ly
- Group or cluster
- NGC 68 group
- Type
- E5
- Size
- 40,000
- Apparent size v
- 24" x 12"
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 67 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda that was discovered on October 7, 1855, by R. J. Mitchell, who described it as "extremely faint, very small, round". The galaxy belongs to the NGC 68 group, which also contains the galaxies NGC 68, NGC 69, NGC 70, NGC 71, NGC 72, and possibly NGC 74.
Target galaxy controversy
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