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Galaxy in the constellation Pisces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 63 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. NGC 63 is its New General Catalogue designation. It has an apparent V-band magnitude of 12.70.[5]
| 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] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.70[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.53[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S pec[5] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 167, MCG +02-01-030, PGC 1160[2] | |
The galaxy was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest in 1865.[6]
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