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| NGC 63 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 63 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 17m 45.54685s[1] |
| Declination | +11° 27′ 01.0220″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003883[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1162 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 60.73 ± 0.39 Mly (18.62 ± 0.12 Mpc)[3] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 63 Group (LGG 3) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.70[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.63[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S pec[5] |
| Size | ~36,400 ly (11.17 kpc) (estimated)[5] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.1′[5] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 00151+1110, UGC 167, MCG +02-01-030, PGC 1160[2][5] | |
NGC 63 is a peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. NGC 63 is its New General Catalogue designation. The galaxy was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on 27 August 1865.[6] It has an apparent V-band magnitude of 12.70.[5]
NGC 63 is part of the group of galaxies that bears its name. The NGC 63 group (also known as LGG 3) includes at least two other galaxies: UGC 156 and UGC 191.[7]
See also
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[edit]- 1 2 Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- 1 2 3 "NGC 63". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ↑ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
- 1 2 "Search specification: NGC 63". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Results for object NGC 0063 (NGC 63)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
External links
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