NGC 625

NGC 625

NGC 625 galaxy on GALEX sky survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 01h 35m 04.6s[1]
Declination −41° 26 10[1]
Redshift 396 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance 12.7 ± 1.3 Mly (3.9 ± 0.4 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.7[1]
Characteristics
Type SB(s)m?[1]
Apparent size (V) 5.8 × 1.9[1]
Other designations
PGC 5896[1]

NGC 625 is a dwarf barred spiral galaxy about 12.7 Mly away in the constellation Phoenix. NGC 625 is a member of the Sculptor Group.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 625. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
  2. Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". Astrophysics. 49 (1): 3–18. Bibcode:2006Ap.....49....3K. doi:10.1007/s10511-006-0002-6.
  3. Cannon, John M; et al. "The Recent Evolution of the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC 625 from Hubble Space Telescope Imaging". arXiv.org. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

Coordinates: 01h 35m 04.6s, −41° 26′ 10″


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