NGC 679

NGC 679 is an elliptical[3][4][5] or a lenticular galaxy[6][4][5] located 210 million light-years away[6] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 13, 1784[7] and is a member of Abell 262.[8][9][10][11][12]

NGC 679
2MASS image of NGC 679.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 49m 43.8s[1]
Declination35° 47′ 08″[1]
Redshift0.016842[1]
Helio radial velocity5049 km/s[1]
Distance213 Mly (65.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)13.33[1]
Characteristics
TypeE,[2] S0^-[1]
Size~106,000 ly (32.4 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)2.1 x 2.1[1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-15, MCG 6-5-12, PGC 6711, UGC 1283[1]

It is also a radio galaxy.[13]

Dust Disk

NGC 679 hosts a nearly face-on disk of dust with a diameter of ~9,800 ly (3 kpc).[3]

See also

DSS image of NGC 679


References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 679. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  2. "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 679. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. Wegner, G. A.; Corsini, E. M.; Thomas, J.; Saglia, R. P.; Bender, R.; Pu, S. B. (2012). "Further Evidence for Large Central Mass-to-light Ratios in Early-type Galaxies: The Case of Ellipticals and Lenticulars in the A262 Cluster". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (3): 78. arXiv:1206.5768. Bibcode:2012AJ....144...78W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/3/78. ISSN 1538-3881. S2CID 118679035.
  4. "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  5. "NGC 0679". Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  6. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  7. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 650 - 699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  12. "NGC 679". Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  13. G., Righetti; G., Giovannini; L., Feretti (April 1988). "WSRT observations at 327 MHz of the cluster A262". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 73: 173. Bibcode:1988A&AS...73..173R. ISSN 0365-0138.


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