| NGC 665 | |
|---|---|
 A
SDSS image of NGC 665 | |
| Observation data ( J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 44m 56.10s [1] |
| Declination | +10° 25′ 23″ [1] |
| Redshift | 0.018079±0.000103 [1] |
| Distance | 236 Mly (72.3 M pc) [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.2 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R)S0^0 [2] |
| Size | 100,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8 x 1.0 [1] |
| Notable features | Small halo of gas visible at galactic center |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1223, [2] PGC 6415, [2] MCG+02-05-019 [2] | |
NGC 665 is a Lenticular galaxy 236 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. [2] NGC 665 was discovered in 1786 by William Herschel, and is 100,000 light-years across. [2] In the center of NGC 665, a small halo of dust and gas can be seen, indicating some small star-forming regions. [2] NGC 665 is not known to have an active galactic nuclei, as seen in the SDSS image. [1]
Nearby and satellite galaxies
Like other galaxies, NGC 665 has a satellite galaxy ( MCG 02-05-022), [3] a dwarf elliptical galaxy, as seen in the SDSS image of NGC 665. [2] Its nearby cluster of stars is NGC 663.
References
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Media related to
NGC 665 at Wikimedia Commons
