NGC 635

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NGC 635
NGC 635 DECam.jpg
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]
Helio 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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.