NGC 645 | |
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SDSS image of NGC 645
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h40m 08.698s[1] |
Declination | +05° 43′ 36.18″[1] |
Redshift | 0.011028[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3288 km/s[2] |
Distance | 112.1 Mly (34.36 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.8[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB:b[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1177, MCG +01-05-016, PGC 6172[2] |
NGC 645 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is estimated to be 112 million light-years from the Milky Way[3] and has a diameter of approximately 115,000 light years. The object was discovered on October 27, 1864 by astronomer Albert Marth.[4][5][6]
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