Astronomy:NGC 63

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 63
NGC63 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 63
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 00h 17m 45.54685s[1]
Declination+11° 27′ 01.0220″[1]
Redshift0.003883[2]
Helio radial velocity1162 km/s[2]
Distance60.73 ± 0.39 Mly (18.62 ± 0.12 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)12.70[4]
Apparent magnitude (B)12.53[4]
Characteristics
TypeS pec[5]
Other designations
UGC 167, MCG+02-01-030, PGC 1160[2]

NGC 63 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. NGC 63 is its New General Catalogue designation. It has an apparent V-band magnitude of 12.70.[5]

Discovery

The galaxy was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest in 1865.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 63". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+63. 
  3. Tully, R. Brent (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal 146 (4): 86. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. Bibcode2013AJ....146...86T. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Search specification: NGC 63". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?o=NGC%2063. Retrieved 2021-02-08. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Results for object NGC 0063 (NGC 63)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC%2063&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. Retrieved 2021-02-08. 
  6. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 50 - 99". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc0a.htm#63. Retrieved 2021-02-08. 

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