NGC 630 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Right ascension | 01h 35m 36.475s[1] |
Declination | −39° 21′ 28.39″[1] |
Redshift | 0.01976±0.00006[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,923.90±18.89[2] |
Distance | 275.2 ± 19.3 Mly (84.39 ± 5.92 Mpc)[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SA0−(rs):[2] |
Other designations | |
ESO 297-9, PGC 5924[3] |
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[citation needed] light years. The object was discovered on October 23, 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel.[4][5][6]
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New General Catalogue 500 to 999 | |
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