| NGC660 / Galaxy, type SB(s)a pec |
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| R.A. | 01h 43m 1.4s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +13° 38' 37" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 8.3×3.1' |
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| Radial Velocity | +792km/s |
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| Magnitude | 12.1 |
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| Distance | 35 millions light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | NGC628 Group |
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| Other IDs | UGC1201, MCG2-5-13
CGCG437-12, PGC06318 |
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NGC660 is a dimmed and unique shaped bared-galaxy lying near a boundary on Aries.
The galaxy has a long axis of about 8 arc minutes in north south direction, and has two elongated arms.
This image shows you indistinct dark lanes looks like X-shape at a bit north of central nucleus.
The galaxy has a unique shape that its arms wound around the polar region, called the Polar-ring Galaxy.
NGC660 is estimated about 35 millions light years away.
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