Astronomy:NGC 600

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Short description: Emission-line galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 600
NGC 0600 SDSS.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 600
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 01h 33m 05.3s[1]
Declination−07° 18′ 41″[1]
Redshift0.006144 ± 0.000003[1]
Helio radial velocity1842 km/s[1]
Distance92.7 Mly (28.41 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster[CHM2007] HDC 81,[2] [T2015] nest 200207[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.5±0.1
Apparent magnitude (B)13.1[4]
Absolute magnitude (V)−15.69
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(rs)d
Other designations
MCG-01-05-00, PGC 5777[4]
References: [5]

NGC 600 is an emission-line galaxy[4] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 10 September 1785.[6] The galaxy has a diameter of 70,000 light-years. It is also approximately 90 million light-years from the Milky Way.[1]

See also

NGC 600 (SDSS DR14)

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