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NGC 694
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Aries / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NGC 694 is a spiral galaxy approximately 136 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aries.[3] It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on December 2, 1861 with the 11-inch refractor at Copenhagen.[4]
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000.0 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 694 | |
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![]() NGC 694 (SDSS) | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Aries |
Right ascension | 01h 50m 58.50s [1] |
Declination | +21° 59′ 51.00″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.009840 [1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 2950 ± 4 km/s [1] |
Distance | 136 Mly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.30 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.30 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0 [2] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.6 x 0.4 [2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1310, MCG +04-05-02, PGC 6816 |
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