NGC 630 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is estimated to be 275 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 125,000 light years. The object was discovered on October 23, 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel.
Galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor
NGC 630
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- Constellation
- Sculptor
- Right ascension
- 01h 35m 36.475s
- Declination
- −39° 21′ 28.39″
- Redshift
- 0.01976±0.00006
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 5,923.90±18.89
- Distance
- 275.2 ± 19.3 Mly (84.39 ± 5.92 Mpc)
- Type
- SA0−(rs):
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