NGC 676 explained

NGC 676
Credit:	NASA
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	S0/a: edge-on^[1]
Dist Ly:	18.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Z:	0.004983±0.000083^[2]
Appmag V:	10.5 +/- 0.4 ^[3]
Size V:	4.0 × 1.2
Constellation Name:	Pisces
Names:	UGC 01270; Ark 057;^[4] CGCG 412-028; CGCG 0146.3+0540, PGC 6656

NGC 676 is a lenticular^[5] Seyfert 2 galaxy about 18.7 Mly away in the constellation Pisces.^[1] It can be seen near the star α Piscium. Located close to the celestial equator, it is visible from both hemispheres. BD +04 0244, a star with a visual magnitude of 10.44, is superposed 5.1 arc seconds south-southwest of the nucleus.^[1] It is one of the 621 galaxies described in Marat Arakelian's catalog of high-surface-brightness galaxies.

See also

• • Spiral galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000)

External links

• • • Students for the Exploration and Development of Space - NGC 676
• Telescopius - NGC 676
• SkyMap.org - NGC 676
• NGC 676 on SIMBAD

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 676 . 22 August 2020.
2. Paturel . G . Dubois . P . Petit . C . Woelfel . F . Comparison LEDA/SIMBAD . LEDA . 24 August 2020 . January 2002. 2002LEDA.........0P .
3. Web site: NGC 676 . SIMBAD . The Centre de Données Astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) . 23 August 2020.
4. Arakelian . Marat . The Galaxies of High Surface Brightness . Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory . January 1975 . 47 . 3–42 . Marat Arakelian. 25 August 2020. 1975CoBAO..47....3A.
5. Web site: NGC 676 - Lenticular Galaxy . TheSkyLive.com . 23 August 2020 .