NGC 688

NGC 688
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]
Heliocentric 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]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "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. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 650 - 699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
6. "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.

External links

• NGC 688 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images