NGC 656

In this article we will explore in depth the topic of NGC 656, which has been the subject of interest and debate in various spheres of society. NGC 656 has aroused the interest of experts, academics, professionals and the general public, generating a wide range of opinions and perspectives on its importance, implications and relevance today. Through a comprehensive analysis, we will examine the fundamental aspects of NGC 656, its impact in different contexts, and the possible implications it has for the future. Likewise, we will address various approaches and theories that have been developed around NGC 656, with the aim of offering a comprehensive and multidimensional vision of this topic.

NGC 656
SDSS image of NGC 656
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 42m 27.229s[1]
Declination+26° 08′ 35.06″[1]
Redshift0.013129[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity3910 km/s[2]
Distance174.8 Mly (53.60 Mpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.50[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB0[2][3]
Other designations
UGC 1194, MCG +04-05-002, PGC 6293[2]

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. ^ a b 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. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NGC 656". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  3. ^ a b "Results for object NGC 0656 (NGC 656)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  5. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 656". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. ^ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 656 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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