NGC 670

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NGC 670
NGC670 - SDSS DR14.jpg
SDSS image of NGC 670
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Triangulum
Right ascension 01h 47m 24.846s [1]
Declination +27° 53′ 08.54″ [1]
Redshift 0.012429 [2]
Helio radial velocity 3703 km/s [2]
Distance 162.8  Mly (49.92  Mpc) [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.72 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (B)13.53 [2]
Characteristics
Type S0 [2]
Other designations
UGC 1250, MCG +05-05-012, PGC 6570 [2]

NGC 670 is a lenticular galaxy located in the Triangulum constellation about 165 million light years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1786. [4] [5] [6]

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