NGC 656 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 656 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 42m 27.229s [1] |
Declination | +26° 08′ 35.06″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013129 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3910 km/s [2] |
Distance | 174.8 Mly (53.60 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.50 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0 [2] [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1194, MCG +04-05-002, PGC 6293 [2] |
NGC 656 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the Pisces constellation about 175 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the Prussian astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest in 1865. [4] [5] [6]
NGC 656 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 656 | |
Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 42m 27.229s [1] |
Declination | +26° 08′ 35.06″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.013129 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3910 km/s [2] |
Distance | 174.8 Mly (53.60 Mpc) [3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.50 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0 [2] [3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1194, MCG +04-05-002, PGC 6293 [2] |
NGC 656 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the Pisces constellation about 175 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the Prussian astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest in 1865. [4] [5] [6]