NGC 635

NGC 635
DECam image of NGC 635
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	01h 38m 17.86s [1]
Declination	−22° 55′ 44.1″ [1]
Redshift	0.04673 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	14010 km/s [1]
Distance	661.7 ± 46.4  Mly (202.88 ± 14.22  Mpc) [1]
Characteristics
Type	Sb(s)ab HII [1]
Other designations
MCG -04-05-002, PGC 6062 [1]

NGC 635 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus about 626 million light years from the Milky Way. NGC 635 was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1885. ^{[1] [2]} It is also known as MCG-04-05-002 or PGC 6062, although in SIMBAD its New General Catalogue designation is not recognized. ^[3]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "Results for object NGC 0635 (NGC 635)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 635". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
3. "MCG-04-05-002". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2020-05-20.