NGC 625

NGC 625 is a dwarf barred spiral galaxy about 12.7 Mly away in the constellation Phoenix. NGC 625 is a member of the Sculptor Group.[3]

NGC 625
NGC 625 galaxy on GALEX sky survey
Credit: WikiSky/GALEX/NASA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPhoenix
Right ascension01h 35m 04.6s[1]
Declination−41° 26 10[1]
Redshift396 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance12.7 ± 1.3 Mly (3900 ± 0.4 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)11.7[1]
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)m?[1]
Apparent size (V)5.8 × 1.9[1]
Other designations
PGC 5896[1]

References

  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 625. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
  2. Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". Astrophysics. 49 (1): 3–18. Bibcode:2006Ap.....49....3K. doi:10.1007/s10511-006-0002-6.
  3. Cannon, John M; et al. (2003). "The Recent Evolution of the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC 625 from Hubble Space Telescope Imaging". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (6): 2806–2830. arXiv:astro-ph/0309542. Bibcode:2003AJ....126.2806C. doi:10.1086/379671.


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