NGC 622
NGC 622 | |
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![]() NGC 622 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 36m 00.134s[1] |
Declination | +00° 39′ 48.14″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01722±0.00003[2] |
Helio radial velocity | 5,160.93±8.09[2] |
Distance (comoving) | 233.9 ± 16.4 Mly (71.72 ± 5.03 Mpc)[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(rs)b[3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1143, PGC 5939[4] |
NGC 622 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus about 234 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1785.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131: 1163–1183. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ a b c Huchra, John P.; et al. (April 1999). "The CFA Redshift Survey: Data for the South Galactic CAP". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 121 (2): 287–368. Bibcode:1999ApJS..121..287H. doi:10.1086/313194.
- ^ de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (1991). "Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies". 3.9. New York: Springer-Verlag. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "NGC 622". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 622 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
External links[]
Media related to NGC 622 at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- NGC objects
- Barred spiral galaxies
- Cetus (constellation)
- Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects
- Spiral galaxy stubs