NGC 585

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NGC 585
NGC 585 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 31m 42.103s[1]
Declination−00° 55′ 58.46″[1]
Redshift0.01812±0.00006[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,431.040930±18.886927[2]
Distance246.8 ± 17.3 kly (75.66 ± 5.31 kpc)h−1
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Characteristics
TypeSa[3] (edge on)
Other designations
UGC 1092, PGC 5688

NGC 585 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Cetus, which is about 245 million light-years from the Milky Way's center. The object was discovered on December 20, 1827, by the British astronomer John Frederick William Herschel.[4][5]

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