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NGC 614

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NGC 614 is a lenticular galaxy in the Triangulum constellation about 223 million light-years from the Milky Way. It is forming a pair with NGC 608. It was discovered on September 13, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel.[5]

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NGC 614
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTriangulum
Right ascension01h 35m 52.2s[1]
Declination+33° 40′ 55.1″[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,059 km/s[2]
Distance222.6 Mly (68.26 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeSO[3]
Other designations
NGC 614, UGC 1140, LEDA 5933, MCG +05-04-075[4]
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