NGC 668

NGC 668 is a spiral galaxy located 200 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on December 4, 1880^[3] and is a member of Abell 262.^[4][5][6][7]

NGC 668
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 668
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 46m 22.7s[1]
Declination	36° 27′ 37″[1]
Redshift	0.015004[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4498 km/s[1]
Distance	200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.74[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sb[1]
Size	~76,000 ly (23.4 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.8 x 1.2[1]
Other designations
UGC 1238, MCG +06-05-003, PGC 6502[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 668. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 650 - 699". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
4. P., Fouque; E., Gourgoulhon; P., Chamaraux; G., Paturel (May 1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II - The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 93: 211. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F. ISSN 0365-0138.
5. M., Garcia, A. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (November 2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 9618325.
7. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-16.

External links

• NGC 668 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images