| NGC 606 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 606 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 34m 50.14672s[1] |
| Declination | +21° 25′ 06.3712″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.033253[2] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 9803 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 465.5 ± 32.6 Mly (142.72 ± 10.00 Mpc)[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.5[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(r)c[3] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1126,MCG +03-05-010,PGC 5874[3] | |
NGC 606 is abarred spiral galaxy located in thePisces constellation about 470 millionlight-years[3] from theMilky Way. It was discovered by the FrenchastronomerÉdouard Stephan in 1881.[4][5]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 606:SN 2016fmt (Type II, mag. 17.8) was discovered by the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP) on 28 August 2016.[6][7]
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