NGC 626

NGC 626 is a very large barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Sculptor.^[1] Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 5,475 ± 16 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 80.8 ± 5.7 Mpc (~264 million ly).^[2] NGC 626 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.^[3]

NGC 626
NGC 626, photographed with the DECam
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Sculptor
Right ascension	01h 35m 12s
Declination	-39° 08′ 45″
Apparent magnitude (B)	13.41
Surface brightness	14.13 mag/am2
Characteristics
Type	SAc
Other designations
PGC 5901, ESO 297-6, MCG -7-14-18

The luminosity class of NGC 626 is III and it has a broad HI^[4] line.

NGC 626 has a surface brightness equal to 14.13 mag/am2,^[5] which classifies NGC 626 as a low surface brightness galaxy (LSB).^[5] LSB galaxies are diffuse (D) galaxies with a surface brightness less than one magnitude lower than that of the ambient night sky.