NGC 682

NGC 682
NGC 682 imaged by Pan-STARRS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 40m 04.5754s[1]
Declination−14° 58′ 29.019″[1]
Redshift0.018686[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity5602 ± 19 km/s[1]
Distance256.8 ± 18.0 Mly (78.73 ± 5.53 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.4[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0-[1]
Size~105,900 ly (32.46 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.4′ × 1.1′[1]
Other designations
2MASX J01490460-1458295, MCG -03-05-022, PGC 6663[1]

NGC 682 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,338 ± 26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 78.7 ± 5.5 Mpc (~257 million light-years).[1] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 December 1785.[2]

One supernova has been observed in NGC 682: SN 2023xtg (Type Ia, mag. 18.1) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 14 November 2023.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 0682". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 682". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ "SN 2023xtg". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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