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| NGC 66 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 66 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00 19 04.94039 |
| Declination | −22° 56′ 10.8306″ |
| Redshift | 0.025368 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7509 km/s |
| Distance | 286.69 ± 0.65 Mly (87.90 ± 0.20 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.21 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b pec |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -04-02-002, PGC 1236 | |
NGC 66 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Frank Muller in 1886, and is located in the Cetus constellation.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NGC 66". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- 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.
- "Results for object NGC 0066 (NGC 66)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The NGC/IC Public Database, Accessed 4 Apr 2014
External links
Media related to NGC 66 at Wikimedia Commons
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