NGC 67 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 18m 12.2s[1] |
Declination | +30° 03′ 20″[1] |
Redshift | 0.020734[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6216 km/s[1] |
Distance | 275,000,000 ly[2][3] |
Group or cluster | NGC 68 group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.2[3][4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E5[4] |
Size | 40,000[3] |
Apparent size (V) | 24" x 12"[4] |
Other designations | |
PGC 138159[1] |
NGC 67a | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 18m 14.8s[5] |
Declination | +30° 03′ 47″ |
Redshift | 0.022162[5] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6644 km/s[5] |
Distance | 300,000,000 ly[2] |
Group or cluster | NGC 68 group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.5 |
Characteristics | |
Type | E3 |
Size | 35,000 |
Apparent size (V) | 0.49′ × 0.331′[6] |
Other designations | |
PGC 1185[5] |
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.