NGC 665
Appearance
NGC665 | |
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Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h44m56.10s[1] |
Declination | +10° 25′ 23″[1] |
Redshift | 0.018079±0.000103[1] |
Distance | 236Mly(72.3 Mpc)[2] |
Apparent magnitude(V) | 12.2[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)S0^0[2] |
Size | 100,000 ly |
Apparent size(V) | 1.8 x 1.0[1] |
Notable features | Small halo of gas visible at galactic center |
Other designations | |
UGC 1223,[2]PGC 6415,[2]MCG+02-05-019[2] |
NGC 665is aLenticular galaxy236 millionlight-yearsaway in theconstellation Pisces.[2]NGC 665 was discovered in 1786 byWilliam Herschel,and is 100,000 light-years across.[2]In the center of NGC 665, a small halo of dust and gas can be seen, indicating some smallstar-forming regions.[2]NGC 665 is not known to have anactive galactic nuclei,as seen in the SDSS image.[1]
Nearby and satellite galaxies
[edit]Like other galaxies, NGC 665 has asatellite galaxy(MCG 02-05-022),[3]adwarf elliptical galaxy,as seen in the SDSS image of NGC 665.[2]Its nearby cluster of stars isNGC 663.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Media related toNGC 665at Wikimedia Commons