NGC 655
Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus
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NGC 655 is a lenticular galaxy located 400 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Cetus.[3] It was discovered in a sky-survey by Ormond Stone on 12 December 1885.[4]
| NGC 655 | |
|---|---|
NGC 655 from the legacy surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 01h 42m 52s[1] |
| Declination | −12° 58′ 48″ |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 8721.8 ± 37 km/s |
| Distance | 400 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0, pec |
| Apparent size (V) | 84" x 54" |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 6262 | |
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