NGC 608 is a lenticular galaxy[2] in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be about 230 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It has a diameter of approximately 130,000 light-years. NGC 608 was discovered on November 22, 1827, by astronomer John Herschel.[4][5][6]
| NGC 608 | |
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 SDSS image of NGC 608 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Right ascension | 01h 35m 28.23015s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 39′ 24.2256″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016998[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5053 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 226.9 Mly (69.57 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.0[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1135, MCG +05-04-073, PGC 5913[2] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- ^ a b c d e f "NGC 608". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ a b Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201. S2CID 11672751.
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 608 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 608". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
External links
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