NGC 600

NGC 600
SDSS image of NGC 600
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 33m 05.3s[1]
Declination−07° 18′ 41″[1]
Redshift0.006144 ± 0.000003[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1842 km/s[1]
Distance92.7 Mly (28.41 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster[CHM2007] HDC 81,[2] [T2015] nest 200207[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.5±0.1
Apparent magnitude (B)13.1[4]
Absolute magnitude (V)−15.69
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(rs)d
Other designations
MCG -01-05-007, PGC 5777[4]
References: [5]

NGC 600 is an emission-line galaxy[4] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 10 September 1785.[6] The galaxy has a diameter of 70,000 light-years. It is also approximately 90 million light-years from the Milky Way.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  2. ^ "[CHM2007] HDC 81". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  3. ^ "[T2015] nest 200207". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. ^ a b c "NGC 600". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  5. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 600 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org.
  6. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 600 - 649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.