NGC 656 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 42m 27.229s[1] |
Declination | +26° 08′ 35.06″[1] |
Redshift | 0.013129[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 3910 km/s[2] |
Distance | 174.8 Mly (53.60 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.50[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB0[2][3] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1194, MCG +04-05-002, PGC 6293[2] |
NGC 656 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the Pisces constellation about 175 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the Prussian astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest in 1865.[4][5][6]
New General Catalogue 500 to 999 | |
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