NGC 69

NGC 69 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It is a member of the NGC 68 group. It was discovered in 1855 by R. J. Mitchell, who described it as "extremely faint, very small, round."[2]

NGC 69
NGC 69 in near-infrared (2MASS)
Observation data
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00^h 18^m 20.49^s
Declination	30° 02′ 20.8″
Redshift	0.022285[1]
Helio radial velocity	6680[1][2]
Distance	300 Mly[2]
Group or cluster	NGC 68 group
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.7[2] 14.8[3] 14.4[4] 12.55[5]
Characteristics
Type	S0
Size	80,000[2]
Apparent size (V)	0.9'x0.8'[4]
Other designations
VV 166e, ARK 005, CGCG 499-105, CGCG 0015.7+2946, MCG +05-01-066, 2MASX J00182051+3002235, 2MASXi J0018205+300223, GALEXASC J001820.54+300224.0, WBL 007-007, HOLM 006F, NPM1G +29.0011, PGC 001191, SRGb 062.054[1]

References

1. "NED search results - NGC 69". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. caltech. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
2. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 50-99". cseligman.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
3. "NGC 69 >> Deep Sky Objects Browser". dso-browser.com. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
4. "NGC 69 - DeepSkyPedia :: Astronomy". deepskypedia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
5. "WIKISKY.ORG". SKY-MAP.ORG. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

External links

• Media related to NGC 69 at Wikimedia Commons