NGC 635 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of the Cetus about 626 million light years from the Milky Way. NGC 635 discovered by the American astronomer Francis Leavenworth in 1885.[1][2] It is also known as MCG-04-05-002 or PGC 6062, although in SIMBAD its New General Catalogue designation is not recognized.[3]
NGC 635 | |
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![]() DSS image of NGC 624 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Cetus |
Right ascension | 01h 38m 17.86s[1] |
Declination | −22° 55′ 44.1″[1] |
Redshift | 0.04673[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 14010 km/s[1] |
Distance | 661.7 ± 46.4 Mly (202.88 ± 14.22 Mpc)[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | Sb(s)ab HII[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG -04-05-002, PGC 6062[1] |
New General Catalogue 500 to 999 | |
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