NGC 669

NGC 669 is an edge-on spiral galaxy[2] with an active galactic nucleus[3] located 200 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Triangulum. NGC 669 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on November 28, 1883[4] and is a member of Abell 262.[5][6][7][8]

NGC 669
PanSTARRS image of NGC 669.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTriangulum
Right ascension01h 47m 16.1s[1]
Declination35° 33′ 48″[1]
Redshift0.015591[1]
Helio radial velocity4674 km/s[1]
Distance200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)13.36[1]
Characteristics
TypeSab[1]
Size~245,000 ly (75.2 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)3.2 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-4, IRAS 01443+3519, MCG 6-5-4, PGC 6560, UGC 1248[1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 669. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  3. "NGC 0669". Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  4. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 650 - 699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
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