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NGC 608 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Triangulum |
Right ascension | 01h 35m 28.23015s[1] |
Declination | +33° 39′ 24.2256″[1] |
Redshift | 0.016998[2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 5053 km/s[2] |
Distance | 226.9 Mly (69.57 Mpc)[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.0[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0[2] |
Other designations | |
UGC 1135, MCG +05-04-073, PGC 5913[2] |
NGC 608 is a lenticular galaxy[2] in the constellation Triangulum. It is estimated to be about 230 million light-years from the Milky Way.[3] It has a diameter of approximately 130,000 light-years. NGC 608 was discovered on November 22, 1827, by astronomer John Herschel.[4][5][6]