NGC 669 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Triangulum |
Right ascension | 01h 47m 16.1s[1] |
Declination | 35° 33′ 48″[1] |
Redshift | 0.015591[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4674 km/s[1] |
Distance | 200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.36[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sab[1] |
Size | ~245,000 ly (75.2 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 3.2 x 0.6[1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS 01443+3519, UGC 1248, MCG 6-5-4, PGC 6560, CGCG 522-4[1] |
NGC 669 is an edge-on spiral galaxy[2] with an active galactic nucleus[3] located 200 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Triangulum. NGC 669 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on November 28, 1883[4] and is a member of Abell 262.[5][6][7][8]
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