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
PGC 6663, MCG -03-05-022, 2MASX J01490460-1458295 [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]

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

• Media related to NGC 682 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 682 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images