NGC 636

NGC 636
SDSS image of NGC 636
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCetus
Right ascension01h 39m 06.529s
Declination−07° 30′ 45.37″
Redshift0.006181
Heliocentric radial velocity1847 km/s
Distance95.8 Mly (29.38 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (B)12.5
Characteristics
TypeE3
Other designations
MCG -01-05-013, PGC 6110

NGC 636 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is located about 96 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the German–British astronomer William Herschel in 1785.

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 636 belongs to LGG 27 or NGC 584 Group, which has 8 member galaxies, namely, NGC 586, NGC 596, NGC 600, NGC 615, NGC 584, MCG 1-4-44 and MCG 1-5-14.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri, Roc M.; Stiening, Rae; Weinberg, Martin D.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Carpenter, John M.; Beichman, Charles A.; Capps, Richard W.; Chester, Thomas; Elias, Jonathan H.; Huchra, John P.; Liebert, James W.; Lonsdale, Carol J.; Monet, David G.; Price, Stephan; Seitzer, Patrick; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Fullmer, Linda; Hurt, Robert L.; Light, Robert M.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Tam, Robert; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Wheelock, Sherry L. (1 February 2006). "The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)". The Astronomical Journal. 131 (2): 1163–1183. Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1163S. doi:10.1086/498708. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 18913331.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 636". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. 1 2 Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, Hélène M.; Sorce, Jenny G. (2016). "Cosmicflows-3". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (2): 21. arXiv:1605.01765. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...50T. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/2/50. S2CID 250737862. 50.
  4. 1 2 "Results for object NGC 0636 (NGC 636)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  5. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "The galaxy NGC 636 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 636". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  7. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.