NGC 635

NGC 635 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of the Cetus about 626 million light years from the Milky Way. NGC 635 discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1885.[1][2] It is also known as MCG-04-05-002 or PGC 6062, although in SIMBAD its New General Catalogue designation is not recognized.[3]

NGC 635
DSS image of NGC 624
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 38m 17.86s[1]
Declination−22° 55 44.1[1]
Redshift0.04673[1]
Helio radial velocity14010 km/s[1]
Distance661.7 ± 46.4 Mly (202.88 ± 14.22 Mpc)[1]
Characteristics
TypeSb(s)ab HII[1]
Other designations
MCG-04-05-002, PGC 6062[1]

See also

References

  1. "Results for object NGC 0635 (NGC 635)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 635". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. "MCG-04-05-002". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-20.


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