| NGC 694 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 694 (SDSS) | |
| Observation data (J2000.0epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 01h 50m 58.50s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 59′ 51.00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.009840[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 2950 ± 4km/s[1] |
| Distance | 136 Mly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.30[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.30[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6 x 0.4[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1310,MCG +04-05-02,PGC 6816 | |
NGC 694 is aspiral galaxy approximately136 millionlight-years away from Earth in theconstellation ofAries.[3] It was discovered by German astronomerHeinrich Louis d'Arrest on December 2, 1861 with the 11-inch refractor atCopenhagen.[4]
NGC 694 is a member of a smallgalaxy group known as the NGC 691 group, the main other members of which areNGC 680,NGC 691 andNGC 697.[5][6]IC 167 lies 5.5 arcminutes to the south-southeast.[4]
Supernova SN 2014bu was discovered in NGC 694 on June 17, 2014 by Berto Monard.[7]
SN 2014bu had magnitude about 15.5 and was located at RA 01h50m58.4s, DEC +22d00m00s,J2000.0.[1] It was classified astype II-P supernova.[7]
