NGC 64

NGC 64

Atlas Image mosaic of NGC 0064 obtained as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS).[1]
Observation data
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 17m 30.3s[2]
Declination −06° 49 32[2]
Redshift 0.024384[3]
Helio radial velocity 7312 ± 9 km/s[3]
Type SB(s)bc[3]
Apparent dimensions (V) 1.5' × 1.1'[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.2[2]
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 Massachusetts, IPAC, Caltech, NASA, and the NSF
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The NGC/IC Project, Accessed 21 Feb 2014
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, Accessed 21 Feb 2014