NGC 690
NGC 690 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Cetus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 690:
| NGC: | NGC 690 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABc |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 14.2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 13.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 13.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 01:47:48.08 |
| Declination: | -16:43:19.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.1 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.7 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 158° |
| Radial velocity: | 5171 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.0174 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS