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NGC 668
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 668
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 46m 22.7s[1]
Declination36° 27′ 37″[1]
Redshift0.015004[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4498 km/s[1]
Distance200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)13.74[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb[1]
Size~76,000 ly (23.4 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.8 x 1.2[1]
Other designations
UGC 01238, PGC 006502, MCG +06-05-003[1]
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NGC 668 is a spiral galaxy located 200 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on December 4, 1880[3] and is a member of Abell 262.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 668. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 650 - 699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ M., Garcia, A. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (November 2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 9618325.
  7. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-16.

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