NGC 680

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Aries
Right ascension: 01 49 47.3
Declination: +21 ° 58 ′ 15 ″
Redshift: 0.009767 ± 0.000017
Heliocentric radial velocity: 2,928 ± 5 km / s
Distance: 123 ± 24 Mly (37.9 ± 7.5 Mpc )
Type: E+ pec
Apparent size v: 1′.9 × 1′.6

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NGC 680 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Aries. It is located at a distance of circa 120 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 680 is about 100,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 15, 1784.

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