NGC 679

NGC 679 is an elliptical^[3][4][5] or a lenticular galaxy^[6][4][5] located 210 million light-years away^[6] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 13, 1784^[7] and is a member of Abell 262.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

NGC 679
2MASS image of NGC 679.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 49m 43.8s[1]
Declination	35° 47′ 08″[1]
Redshift	0.016842[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5049 km/s[1]
Distance	213 Mly (65.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.33[1]
Characteristics
Type	E,[2] S0^-[1]
Size	~106,000 ly (32.4 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	2.1 x 2.1[1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-15, MCG 6-5-12, PGC 6711, UGC 1283[1]

It is also a radio galaxy.^[13]

Dust Disk

NGC 679 hosts a nearly face-on disk of dust with a diameter of ~9,800 ly (3 kpc).^[3]

NGC 679 (DSS)

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)