NGC 62 | |
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Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 00h 17m 05.43026s [1] |
Declination | −13° 29′ 13.5546″ [1] |
Redshift | 0.021799 [2] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 6464 km/s [2] |
Distance | 213.5 Mly (65.46 Mpc) [3] |
Characteristics | |
Type | (R)SB(r)a: [2] |
Other designations | |
MCG -02-01-043, PGC 1125 [2] |
NGC 62 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. NGC 62 is its New General Catalogue designation. It has an apparent magnitude of 13.2. [4]
NGC 62 was discovered by Édouard Stephan from France on 8 October 1883. [4]