NGC 688

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NGC 688
NGC 688 PanS.jpg
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 688
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Triangulum
Right ascension 01h 50m 44.2s [1]
Declination 35° 17′ 04″ [1]
Redshift 0.013846 [1]
Helio radial velocity 4151 km/s [1]
Distance 193  Mly (59.2  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Abell 262
Apparent magnitude  (V)13.35 [1]
Characteristics
Type SBb [2] (R')SAB(rs)b [1]
Size~150,000  ly (45  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)2.5 x 1.5 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-20, IRAS 01478+3502, KUG 0147+350, MCG 6-5-15, Mrk 1009, PGC 6799, UGC 1302 [1]

NGC 688 is a barred spiral galaxy [3] [4] with starburst activity [5] [6] located 190 million light-years away [6] in the constellation Triangulum. It was discovered by astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on September 16, 1865 [5] and is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 262. [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 688. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  2. ↑ "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 688. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  3. ↑ "NGC 0688" . Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  4. ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  5. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 650 - 699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  6. 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  7. ↑ P., Fouque; E., Gourgoulhon; P., Chamaraux; G., Paturel (May 1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II - The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 93: 211. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F. ISSN   0365-0138.
  8. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  9. ↑ "NGC 688" . Retrieved 2018-11-20.
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