| NGC 676 | |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | S0/a: edge-on[1] |
| Dist Ly: | 18.7abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Z: | 0.005023[2] |
| Appmag V: | 10.5 +/- 0.4 [3] |
| Size V: | 4.0 × 1.2 |
| Size: | ~27.2kpc (estimated) |
| Constellation Name: | Pisces |
NGC 676 is a lenticular[4] Seyfert 2 galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[1] Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1217 ± 20km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of NaNMpc. In addition, two non redshift measurements give a distance of NaNabbr=onNaNabbr=on.[5] The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 September 1786.[6]
NGC 676 can be seen near the star α Piscium. Located close to the celestial equator, it is visible from both hemispheres. BD +04 0244, a star with a visual magnitude of 10.44, is superposed 5.1 arc seconds south-southwest of the nucleus.[1] It is one of the 621 galaxies described in Marat Arakelian's catalog of high-surface-brightness galaxies.