NGC689 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC689 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 21° above the horizon.

Name NGC689
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:01h49m [2]
Declination:−27°27' [2]
Constellation:Fornax
Magnitude:14.51 (B) [2]
11.35 (J) [2]
10.59 (H) [2]
10.27 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SABa
Distance:57.9 Mpc
188.8 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.30

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