NGC 636 explained

NGC 636
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Cetus
Ra:	^[1]
Z:	0.006181^[2]
H Radial V:	1847 km/s
Dist Ly:	^[3]
Type:	E3^[4]
Appmag B:	12.5

NGC 636 is an elliptical galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It is located about 96 million light-years from the Milky Way.^[3] It was discovered by the German–British astronomer William Herschel in 1785.^{[4] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

1. 10.1086/498708 . Skrutskie . Michael F. . Cutri . Roc M. . Stiening . Rae . Weinberg . Martin D. . Schneider . Stephen E. . Carpenter . John M. . Beichman . Charles A. . Capps . Richard W. . Chester . Thomas . Elias . Jonathan H. . Huchra . John P. . Liebert . James W. . Lonsdale . Carol J. . Monet . David G. . Price . Stephan . Seitzer . Patrick . Jarrett . Thomas H. . Kirkpatrick . J. Davy . Gizis . John E. . Howard . Elizabeth V. . Evans . Tracey E. . Fowler . John W. . Fullmer . Linda . Hurt . Robert L. . Light . Robert M. . Kopan . Eugene L. . Marsh . Kenneth A. . McCallon . Howard L. . Tam . Robert . Van Dyk . Schuyler D. . Wheelock . Sherry L. . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) . The Astronomical Journal . 1 February 2006 . 131 . 2 . 1163–1183 . 2006AJ....131.1163S . 18913331 . 0004-6256 . free .
2. NGC 636. 2020-05-19.
3. 2016AJ....152...50T. 10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. 1605.01765. Cosmicflows-3. Tully, R. Brent. Courtois, Hélène M.. Sorce, Jenny G.. The Astronomical Journal. 152. 2. 50. 21. 2016. 250737862 . free .
4. Web site: Results for object NGC 0636 (NGC 636). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-05-20.
5. Web site: The galaxy NGC 636 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-04-07.
6. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 636. spider.seds.org. 2020-04-07.