NGC 630

NGC 630 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is estimated to be 275 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 125,000 light years. The object was discovered on October 23, 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel.[4][5][6]

NGC 630
NGC 630
Observation data
ConstellationSculptor
Right ascension 01h 35m 36.475s[1]
Declination−39° 21′ 28.39″[1]
Redshift0.01976±0.00006[2]
Helio radial velocity5,923.90±18.89[2]
Distance (comoving)275.2 ± 19.3 Mly (84.39 ± 5.92 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeSA0^-(rs):[2]
Other designations
ESO 297-9[3]

References
  1. Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (1991). "Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies". 3.9. New York: Springer-Verlag. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "NGC 630". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 630 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  5. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  6. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 630". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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