NGC 669

NGC 669 is an edge-on spiral galaxy^[2] with an active galactic nucleus^[3] located 200 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Triangulum. NGC 669 was discovered by astronomer Édouard Stephan on November 28, 1883^[4] and is a member of Abell 262.^[5][6][7][8]

NGC 669
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 669
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Triangulum
Right ascension	01h 47m 16.1s[1]
Declination	35° 33′ 48″[1]
Redshift	0.015591[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4674 km/s[1]
Distance	200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.36[1]
Characteristics
Type	Sab[1]
Size	~245,000 ly (75.2 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.2 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
IRAS 01443+3519, UGC 1248, MCG 6-5-4, PGC 6560, CGCG 522-4[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)