NGC 623

NGC 623 is a large elliptical galaxy located in the Sculptor constellation about 400 million light-year[3] from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1837.[5][6][7]

NGC 623
DSS image of NGC 623
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension 01h 35m 06.388s[1]
Declination−36° 29′ 24.80″[1]
Redshift0.029871[2]
Helio radial velocity8821 km/s[2]
Distance396.1 Mly (121.43 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.32[4]
Characteristics
TypeE[4]/S0[2]
Other designations
MCG-06-04-052, PGC 5898[2]

See also

List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References
  1. Skrutskie, M.; et al. (2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. "NGC 623". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. Crook, Aidan C.; Huchra, John P.; Martimbeau, Nathalie; Masters, Karen L.; Jarrett, Tom; Macri, Lucas M. (2007). "Groups of Galaxies in the Two Micron All Sky Redshift Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 655 (2): 790–813. arXiv:astro-ph/0610732. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..790C. doi:10.1086/510201.
  4. "Search specification: NGC 623". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1accessdate=2020-05-19.
  5. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 623 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  6. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 623". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  7. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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