| NGC 682 | |
|---|---|
 The lenticular galaxy NGC 682. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 40m 04.6s[1] |
| Declination | −14° 58′ 29.4″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018686[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5602 ± 19 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 256.8 ± 18.0 Mly (78.73 ± 5.53 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0-[1] |
| Size | ~92,600 ly (28.38 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.4' x 1.1'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J01490460-1458295, MCG -03-05-022, PGC 6663[1] | |
NGC 682 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,338 ± 26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 78.7 ± 5.5 Mpc (∼257 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 December 1785.[2]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 682: SN 2023xtg (type Ia, mag. 18.1).[3]