NGC 682
NGC 682 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,338 ± 26 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 78.7 ± 5.5 Mpc (∼257 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 December 1785.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 682: SN 2023xtg (type Ia, mag. 18.1) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 14 November 2023.
See also
References
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for object NGC 0682. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue Objects: NGC 682". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "SN 2023xtg". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
External links
- Media related to NGC 682 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 682 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images