| NGC 687 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 687 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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 orcluster | 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] | |
NGC 687 is alenticular galaxy located 220 millionlight-years away[2] in theconstellationAndromeda. It was discovered by astronomerWilliam Herschel on September 21, 1786[3] and is a member ofAbell 262.[4][5][6][7]
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