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galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Andromeda
Right ascension: 01 44 35.4353
Declination: +37 ° 41 ′ 45.165 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 5654 ± 4 km/s
Distance: 259.7 ± 18.2 Mly (79.61 ± 5.58 Mpc )
Type: S pec
Size: ~89,600 ly (27.48 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 0.8′ × 0.5′

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Image: NGC 0662 DSS.jpg

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NGC 662 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,397 ± 18 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 79.6 ± 5.6 Mpc (~260 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 22 November 1884.

According to the Simbad database, NGC 662 is a radio galaxy. It features a broad HI line and is classified a field galaxy, meaning it does not belong to the galaxy group nor a cluster and is therefore gravitationally isolated.