NGC 690

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NGC 690
NGC 690 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 47m 48.074s[1]
Declination−16° 43′ 19.88″[1]
Redshift0.01721±0.00003[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity5,160.03±9.89[2] km/s
Distance235.6 ± 16.5 Mly (72.25 ± 5.07 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)c:[2]
Other designations
AGC 410352, LEDA 6587[3]

NGC 690 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus about 236 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1885.[4][5]

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