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.
Elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus
NGC 636
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- Constellation
- Cetus
- Right ascension
- 01h 39m 06.529s
- Declination
- −07° 30′ 45.37″
- Redshift
- 0.006181
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 1847 km/s
- Distance
- 95.8 Mly (29.38 Mpc)
- Apparent magnitude (B)
- 12.5
- Type
- E3
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