NGC 630

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^{[citation needed]} light years. The object was discovered on October 23, 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel.^[4][5][6]

NGC 630
NGC 630 (left) and ESO 297-8 (right) with DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01h 35m 36.475s[1]
Declination	−39° 21′ 28.39″[1]
Redshift	0.01976±0.00006[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5,923.90±18.89[2]
Distance	275.2 ± 19.3 Mly (84.39 ± 5.92 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
Type	SA0−(rs):[2]
Other designations
ESO 297-9, PGC 5924[3]