NGC 656 explained

NGC 656
Epoch:J2000
Constellation Name:Pisces
Ra:[1]
Z:0.013129[2]
H Radial V:3910 km/s
Dist Ly:[3]
Type:SB0
Appmag B:13.50

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]

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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 656. 2020-05-20.
  3. Web site: Results for object NGC 0656 (NGC 656). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. 2020-05-21.
  4. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2020-04-05.
  5. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 656. spider.seds.org. 2020-04-05.
  6. Web site: The galaxy NGC 656 - In-The-Sky.org. Ford. Dominic. in-the-sky.org. en. 2020-04-05.

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