NGC 622

NGC 622 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus about 234 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1785.[5]

NGC 622
NGC 622 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 36m 00.134s[1]
Declination+00° 39′ 48.14″[1]
Redshift0.01722±0.00003[2]
Helio radial velocity5,160.93±8.09[2]
Distance (comoving)233.9 ± 16.4 Mly (71.72 ± 5.03 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeSB(rs)b[3]
Other designations
UGC 1143[4]

References
  1. Skrutskie, M. F.; et al. (February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708.
  2. Huchra, John P.; et al. (April 1999). "The CFA Redshift Survey: Data for the South Galactic CAP". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 121 (2): 287–368. Bibcode:1999ApJS..121..287H. doi:10.1086/313194.
  3. de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (1991). "Third reference catalogue of bright galaxies". 3.9. New York: Springer-Verlag. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "NGC 622". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  5. Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 622 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
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