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| NGC 66 | |
|---|---|
DECam image of NGC 66 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 00h 19m 04.94039s |
| Declination | −22° 56′ 10.8306″ |
| Redshift | 0.025368 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7509 km/s |
| Distance | 286.69 ± 0.65 Mly (87.90 ± 0.20 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.21 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)b pec |
| Other designations | |
| MCG -04-02-002, PGC 1236 | |
NGC 66 is a barred spiral galaxy discovered by Frank Muller in 1886, and is located in the constellation Cetus.

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