NGC 606
Galaxy in the constellation Pisces
NGC 606 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Pisces constellation about 470 million light-years from the Milky Way. It was discovered by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1881.
One supernova 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.
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- NGC606 - SDSS DR14.jpg by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, CC BY 4.0
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