NGC 64

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NGC 64
NGC64 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 64
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 17m 30.368s [1]
Declination −06° 49′ 28.69″ [1]
Redshift 0.024384 [2]
Helio radial velocity 7312 ± 9 km/s [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.2 [3]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)bc [2]
Apparent size  (V)1.5' × 1.1' [2]
Other designations
NGC 64, MCG 01-01-068, PGC 1149.

NGC 64 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Lewis Swift in 1886, and is located in the Cetus constellation. [3]

NGC 64 (near-infrared) NGC 0064 2MASS.jpg
NGC 64 (near-infrared)

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, Accessed 21 Feb 2014
  3. 1 2 The NGC/IC Project Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine , Accessed 21 Feb 2014


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