NGC 68

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NGC 68
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NGC 68 is the elliptical galaxy located directly to the left of spiral galaxy NGC 70. Also in this photo is NGC 71 located directly above NGC 70 and NGC 68.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 18m 18.5s [1]
Declination 30° 04 18 [1]
Redshift 0.01913 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity 5735 [1]
Distance 260,000,000 [2]
Group or cluster NGC 68 group
Apparent magnitude  (V)12.9 [3] [4]
Characteristics
Type E1
Size90,000 light years [3]
Apparent size  (V)1.288' x 1.202'
Other designations
UGC 00170 VV 166b CGCG 499-106 CGCG 0015.7+2948 MCG +05-01-065 2MASX J00181851+3004185 WBL 007-008 USGC U012 NED07 HOLM 006A MAPS-PP O_1257_0202235C PGC 001187 SRGb 062.052 UZC J001818.4+300418

NGC 68 is a lenticular galaxy, [5] and the central member of the NGC 68 group, in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered on September 11, 1784, by William Herschel, who observed the NGC 68 group as a single object and described it as "extremely faint, large, 3 or 4 stars plus nebulosity". [3] As such, his reported location is between NGC 68, NGC 70, and NGC 71. By the time Dreyer looked at the galaxies to add to the NGC catalog, however, he was able to tell that the single galaxy observed by Herschel was in fact 3 adjacent galaxies, and cataloged them as NGC 68, NGC 70, and NGC 71.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 67</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 67 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda that was discovered on October 7, 1855, by R. J. Mitchell, who described it as "extremely faint, very small, round". The galaxy belongs to the NGC 68 group, which also contains the galaxies NGC 68, NGC 69, NGC 70, NGC 71, NGC 72, and possibly NGC 74.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 68 group</span> Galaxy group in the constellation Andromeda

VV 166, sometimes also called the NGC 70 galaxy group or Arp 113, is a cluster of galaxies in Andromeda. The main group was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel, who listed the galaxies as a single object. Later, in the 1880s, John Louis Emil Dreyer managed to discern some of the galaxies in this region and cataloged them. The prominent elliptical galaxy in the region, NGC 68, is probably not a member of the group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 70</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 70 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on October 7, 1855, by R. J. Mitchell and was also observed on December 19, 1897 by Guillaume Bigourdan from France who described it as "extremely faint, very small, round, between 2 faint stars".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 71</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 71 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It is in the NGC 68 group. The galaxy was discovered by R. J. Mitchell in 1855, and observed in 1865 by Heinrich d'Arrest, who described it as "extremely faint, very small, round". The galaxy is about 110,000-130,000 light years across, making it just slightly larger than the Milky Way. The galaxy is the second largest in the NGC 68 group, after spiral galaxy NGC 70.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7001</span> Galaxy in the constellation Aquarius

NGC 7001 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 300 million light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. NGC 7001 has an estimated diameter of 106,000 light-years. It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on July 21, 1827 and was also observed by Austrian astronomer Rudolf Spitaler on September 26, 1891.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 523</span> Spiral galaxy in constellation Andromeda

NGC 523, also known as Arp 158, from the ARP catalog is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered separately by William Herschel on 13 September 1784, and by Heinrich d'Arrest on 13 August 1862. d'Arrest's discovery was listed as NGC 523, while Herschel's was listed as NGC 537; the two are one and the same. John Dreyer noted in the New General Catalogue that NGC 523 is a double nebula.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7012</span> Galaxy in the constellation Microscopium

NGC 7012 is a large, bright elliptical galaxy located about 380 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Microscopium. NGC 7012 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 1, 1834.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 466</span> Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Tucana

NGC 466 is a lenticular galaxy located about 227 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Tucana. NGC 466 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 3, 1836.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7029</span> Galaxy in the constellation Indus

NGC 7029 is an elliptical galaxy located about 120 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Indus. NGC 7029 has an estimated diameter of 129,000 light-years. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 10, 1834. It is in a pair of galaxies with NGC 7022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7038</span> Galaxy in the constellation Indus

NGC 7038 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located about 210 million light-years away in the constellation of Indus. Astronomer John Herschel discovered NGC 7038 on September 30, 1834.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7059</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pavo

NGC 7059 is a nearby spiral galaxy located about 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Pavo. NGC 7059 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on July 22, 1835.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7072</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Grus

NGC 7072 is a spiral galaxy located about 210 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus. NGC 7072 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on September 5, 1834.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7816</span> Galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 7816 is a spiral galaxy located about 215 million light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 26, 1785.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4464</span> Galaxy in the constellation of Virgo

NGC 4464 is an elliptical galaxy located about 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4464 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on December 28, 1785. NGC 4464 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4873</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

NGC 4873 is a lenticular galaxy located about 270 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. NGC 4873 was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on May 10, 1863. The galaxy is a member of the Coma Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4754</span> Galaxy in the constellation Virgo

NGC 4754 is a barred lenticular galaxy located about 53 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. NGC 4754 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784. It forms a non-interacting pair with the edge-on lenticular galaxy NGC 4762. NGC 4754 is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4476</span> Galaxy in the constellation of Virgo

NGC 4476 is a lenticular galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. NGC 4476 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 12, 1784. The galaxy is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 495</span> Galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 495, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5037, UGC 920 or GC 278, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is located approximately 184 million light-years from the Solar System and was discovered on 12 September 1784 by astronomer William Herschel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 499</span> Galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 499, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5060, IC 1686 or GC 289, is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is located approximately 197 million light-years from the Solar System and was discovered on 12 September, 1784 by astronomer William Herschel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 513</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

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References

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  5. NGC 67, 67A, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, and 72A The Arp 113 / VV-166 Galaxy Cluster