NGC 66
Galaxy in the constellation Cetus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 66 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Frank Muller in 1886, and is located in the Cetus constellation.[5]
Right ascension00h 19m 04.94039s[1]
Declination−22° 56′ 10.8306″[1]
| NGC 66 | |
|---|---|
 DECam image of NGC 66 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 19m 04.94039s[1] |
| Declination | −22° 56′ 10.8306″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025368[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7509 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 286.69 ± 0.65 Mly (87.90 ± 0.20 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.21[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b pec[4] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -04-02-002, PGC 1236[2] | |
