| NGC 626 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Sbrightness: | 14.13 mag/am2 |
| Appmag B: | 13.41 |
| Ra: | 01h 35m 12s |
| Dec: | -39° 08 45 |
| Type: | SAc |
| Names: | PGC 5901, ESO 297-6, MCG -7-14-18 |
| Constellation Name: | Sculptor |
NGC 626 is a very large barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor.[1] Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 5,475 ± 16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 80.8 ± 5.7 Mpc (~264 million ly).[2] NGC 626 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.[3]
The luminosity class of NGC 626 is III and it has a broad HI[4] line.
NGC 626 has a surface brightness equal to 14.13 mag/am2,[5] which classifies NGC 626 as a low surface brightness galaxy (LSB). LSB galaxies are diffuse (D) galaxies with a surface brightness less than one magnitude lower than that of the ambient night sky.