NGC 682 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,338 ± 26km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 78.7 ± 5.5Mpc (~257million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 December 1785.
One supernova has been observed in NGC682: SN2023xtg (Type Ia, mag.18.1) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 14 November 2023.
See also List of NGC objects (1–1000)
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