NGC 687

NGC 687 is a lenticular galaxy located 220 million light-years away^[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1786^[3] and is a member of Abell 262.^[4][5][6][7]

NGC 687
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 687
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 50m 33.2s[1]
Declination	36° 22′ 15″[1]
Redshift	0.016982[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	5091 km/s[1]
Distance	220 Mly (66 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.30[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Size	~110,000 ly (33.6 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.4 x 1.4[1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-17, MCG 6-5-14, PGC 6782, UGC 1298[1]

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)