NGC 676 | |
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![]() NGC 676 galaxy seen by Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Diffraction spikes are due to the star BD +04 0244, superposed on the nucleus.[1] | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces |
Right ascension | 01h 48m 57.310s[2] |
Declination | +5° 54′ 27.10″[2] |
Redshift | 0.004983±0.000083[3] |
Distance | 18.7 Mpc (61 Mly) [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.5 +/- 0.4 [4] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a: edge-on[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 4.0′ × 1.2′[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 01270; Ark 057;[5] CGCG 412-028; CGCG 0146.3+0540, PGC 6656[2] |
NGC 676 is a lenticular[6] Seyfert 2 galaxy[4] about 18.7 Mly away in the constellation Pisces.[2] It can be seen near the star α Piscium.[6] Located close to the celestial equator, it is visible from both hemispheres.[6] BD +04 0244, a star with a visual magnitude of 10.44, is superposed 5.1 arc seconds south-southwest of the nucleus.[2] It is one of the 621 galaxies described in Marat Arakelian's catalog of high-surface-brightness galaxies.[5]