Astronomy:NGC 665

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Pisces

NGC 665 is a Lenticular galaxy 236 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.[1] NGC 665 was discovered in 1786 by William Herschel, and is 100,000 light-years across.[citation needed] In the center of NGC 665, a small halo of dust and gas can be seen, indicating some small star-forming regions.[1] NGC 665 is not known to have an active galactic nuclei, as seen in the SDSS image.[2]

Nearby and satellite galaxies

Like other galaxies, NGC 665 has a satellite galaxy (MCG 02-05-022),[3] a dwarf elliptical galaxy, as seen in the SDSS image of NGC 665.[1] Its nearby cluster of stars is NGC 663.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+665&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. 
  2. ↑ "NGC 665 - Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces | TheSkyLive.com". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc665-object. 
  3. ↑ "NGC 665 - Galaxy - WIKISKY". http://server6.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=3574. 

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