| NGC 680 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 680 (center) and NGC 678 (upper right) by the 32-inch Schulman Telescope at Mount Lemmon Observatory | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 01h 49m 47.3s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 58′ 15″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.009767 ± 0.000017 [1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2,928 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 123 ± 24 Mly (37.9 ± 7.5 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E+ pec [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1′.9 × 1′.6 [1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1286, CGCG 482–019, MCG +04-05-015, PGC 6719[1] | |
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NGC 680 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries. It is located at a distance of circa 120 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 680 is about 100,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 15, 1784.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 680. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 680". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 680 (= PGC 6719)". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 19 November 2018.