NGC 63
Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
| NGC 63 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 63 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 17m 45.54685s[1] |
| Declination | +11° 27′ 01.0220″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003883[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1162 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 60.73 ± 0.39 Mly (18.62 ± 0.12 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.70[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.53[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S pec[5] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 167, MCG +02-01-030, PGC 1160[2] | |
NGC 63 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. NGC 63 is its New General Catalogue designation. It has an apparent V-band magnitude of 12.70.[5]
Discovery
The galaxy was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest in 1865.[6]
References
- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- ^ a b c "NGC 63". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Tully, R. Brent; et al. (2013). "Cosmicflows-2: The Data". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (4): 86. arXiv:1307.7213. Bibcode:2013AJ....146...86T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/4/86. S2CID 118494842.
- ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 63". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ a b "Results for object NGC 0063 (NGC 63)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 50 - 99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
External links
Media related to NGC 63 at Wikimedia Commons
