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NGC 64
NGC 0064 2MASS
Atlas Image mosaic of NGC 0064 obtained as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS).[1]
Observation data
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension00h 17m 30.3s[2]
Declination−06° 49′ 32″[2]
Redshift0.024384[3]
Heliocentric radial velocity7312 ± 9 km/s[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.2[2]
Characteristics
TypSB(s)bc[3]
Apparent size (V)1.5' × 1.1'[3]
Other designations
New General Catalogue 64, MCG 01-01-068, PGC 1149.

NGC 64 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Lewis Swift in 1886, and is located in the Cetus Constellation.[2]

References

  1. ^ 2MASS at IPAC, A collaboration between the University of Massachussetts, IPAC, Caltech, NASA, and the NSF
  2. ^ a b c d The NGC/IC Project, Accessed 21 Feb 2014
  3. ^ a b c d The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, Accessed 21 Feb 2014