NGC 636
Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 636 is an elliptical galaxy in the Cetus constellation. It is located about 96 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It was discovered by the German–British astronomer William Herschel in 1785.[4][5][6]
| NGC 636 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 636 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 39m 06.529s[1] |
| Declination | −07° 30′ 45.37″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.006181[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1847 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 95.8 Mly (29.38 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 12.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E3[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -01-05-013, PGC 6110[2] | |
