NGC 625

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NGC 625
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 01h 35m 04.6s[1]
Declination -41° 26′ 10″[1]
Redshift 396 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance 12.7 ± 1.3 Mly (3.9 ± 0.4 kpc)[2]
Type SB(s)m?[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) 5′.8 × 1′.9[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.7[1]
Other designations
PGC 5896[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

NGC 625 is a barred spiral galaxy about 12.7 Mly away in the constellation Phoenix. NGC 625 is a member of the Sculptor Group.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 625. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
  2. ^ Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". Astrophysics 49 (1): 3–18. doi:10.1007/s10511-006-0002-6. 


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