Astronomy:NGC 624

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NGC 624
NGC624 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 624
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension 01h 35m 51.084s[1]
Declination−10° 00′ 10.72″[1]
Redshift0.019789[2]
Helio radial velocity5873.9 km/s[2]
Distance273.8 Mly (83.95 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)14.2[2]
Characteristics
Type(R')SB(r)b pec[4]
Other designations
MCG-02-05-010, PGC 5932[2]

NGC 624 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus, which is about 264 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered on November 28, 1785, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel.[5][6][7]

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