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Galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 63

NGC 63
All data from the card 12
Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
00h 17m 45.54685s
Declination
+11° 27′ 01.0220″
Redshift
0.003883
Heliocentric radial velocity
1162 km/s
Distance
60.73 ± 0.39 Mly (18.62 ± 0.12 Mpc)
Group or cluster
NGC 63 Group (LGG 3)
Apparent magnitude (V)
12.70
Apparent magnitude (B)
12.63
Type
S pec
Size
~36,400 ly (11.17 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)
1.7′ × 1.1′

NGC 63 is a peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. NGC 63 is its New General Catalogue designation. The galaxy was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on 27 August 1865. It has an apparent V-band magnitude of 12.70.

NGC 63 is part of the group of galaxies that bears its name. The NGC 63 group (also known as LGG 3) includes at least two other galaxies: UGC 156 and UGC 191.

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