NGC 677
Galaxy in Constellation of Aries
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NGC 677 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries. It was discovered on September 25, 1886, by the astronomer Lewis A. Swift.[5] It is located about 200 million light-years (70 megaparsecs) from Earth[3] at the center of a rich galaxy cluster.[6] It has a LINER nucleus.[6]
| NGC 677 | |
|---|---|
SDSS image of NGC 677 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 01h 49m 14.050s[1] |
| Declination | +13° 03′ 19.28″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.01693[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5033 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 221.6 Mly (67.95 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.27[4] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.26[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E[4] |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.0′ × 2.0′[5] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1275, MCG +02-05-042, PGC 6673[2] | |
According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 677 is a member of the NGC 673 Group (also known as LGG 31). This group contains at least 17 galaxies, including IC 156, IC 162, NGC 665, NGC 673, NGC 683, and 11 galaxies from the UGC catalogue. [7]
