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EntityQ957642· pop 31· linked from 870 articles

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Aries
Right ascension
01 50 58.50
Declination
+21 ° 59 ′ 51.00 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
2950 ± 4 km/s
Distance
136 M ly
Type
S0
Apparent size v
0.6 x 0.4

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 694 is a spiral galaxy approximately 136 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aries. It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on December 2, 1861 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen.

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