NGC 626
NGC 626 | |
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![]() NGC 626, photographed with the DECam | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 01h 35m 12s |
Declination | -39° 08′ 45″ |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.41 |
Surface brightness | 14.13 mag/am2 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAc |
Other designations | |
PGC 5901, ESO 297-6, MCG -7-14-18 |
NGC 626 is a very large barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor.[1] Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 5,475 ± 16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 80.8 ± 5.7 Mpc (~264 million ly).[2] NGC 626 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.[3]
The luminosity class of NGC 626 is III and it has a broad HI[4] line.
NGC 626 has a surface brightness equal to 14.13 mag/am2,[5] which classifies NGC 626 as a low surface brightness galaxy (LSB).[5] LSB galaxies are diffuse (D) galaxies with a surface brightness less than one magnitude lower than that of the ambient night sky.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NGC 626 - Spiral Galaxy in Sculptor | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ "NED Search Results for NGC 626". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 600 - 649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ^ "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ a b astrovalleyfield.ca https://astrovalleyfield.ca/AstronomieCompl/NGC%20et%20autres/WolfgangS/N0600_exc_web.htm. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
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External links
[edit]Media related to NGC 626 at Wikimedia Commons