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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Cetus
Right ascension
01 33 05.3
Declination
−07 ° 18 ′ 41 ″
Redshift
0.006144 ± 0.000003
Heliocentric radial velocity
1842 km/s
Distance
92.7 Mly (28.41 Mpc )
Group or cluster
[CHM2007] HDC 81, [T2015] nest 200207
Apparent magnitude v
12.5±0.1
Absolute magnitude v
− 15.69
Type
(R')SB(rs)d

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 600 is an emission-line galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 10 September 1785. The galaxy has a diameter of 70,000 light-years. It is also approximately 90 million light-years from the Milky Way.

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