Astronomy:NGC 676

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 676
NGC676 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension 01h 48m 57.310s[1]
Declination+5° 54′ 27.10″[1]
Redshift0.004983±0.000083[2]
Distance18.7 Mpc (61 Mly) [1]
Apparent magnitude (V)10.5 +/- 0.4 [3]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a: edge-on[1]
Apparent size (V)4.0 × 1.2[1]

NGC 676 is a lenticular[4] Seyfert 2 galaxy[3] about 18.7 Mly away in the constellation Pisces.[1] It can be seen near the star α Piscium.[4] Located close to the celestial equator, it is visible from both hemispheres.[4] BD +04 0244, a star with a visual magnitude of 10.44, is superposed 5.1 arc seconds south-southwest of the nucleus.[1] It is one of the 621 galaxies described in Marat Arakelian's catalog of high-surface-brightness galaxies.[5]

NGC 676 (SDSS)

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Coordinates: Sky map 01h 48m 57.310s, +05° 54′ 27.10″