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{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation of Phoenix}}
{{Infobox galaxy
| name = [[New General Catalogue|NGC]] 625
| image = NGC 625 legacy dr10.jpg
| caption = NGC 625 imaged by the Legacy Surveys Sky Viewer
| epoch = [[J2000]]
| type = SB(s)m?<ref name="ned">{{cite web
  | title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
  | work=Results for NGC 625
  | url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/
  | access-date=2006-12-19 }}</ref>
| ra = {{RA|01|35|04.6}}<ref name="ned" />
| dec = {{DEC|-41|26|10}}<ref name="ned" />
| dist_ly = [[1 E23 m|12.7 ± 1.3]] [[light-year|Mly]] (3900 ± 0.4 [[parsec|kpc]])<ref name="Karachentsevetal2006">{{cite journal
  | author=Karachentsev, I. D.
  | author2=Kashibadze, O. G.
  | title=Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field
  | journal=Astrophysics
  | date=2006
  | volume=49
  | issue=1
  | pages=3–18
  | bibcode=2006Ap.....49....3K
  | doi=10.1007/s10511-006-0002-6
  | s2cid=120973010
 }}</ref>
| z = 396 ± 1 km/[[second|s]]<ref name="ned" />
| appmag_v = 11.7<ref name="ned" />
| size_v =  5.8{{prime}} × 1.9{{prime}}<ref name="ned" />
| constellation name = [[Phoenix (constellation)|Phoenix]]
| notes =
| names = {{ odlist | PGC= 5896 | name= ESO 297- G 005 | MCG= -07-04-017 | 2MASX= J01350463-4126103 | IRAS= 01329-4141}}<ref name="ned" />
}}

'''NGC 625''' is a [[Dwarf spiral galaxy|dwarf]] [[barred spiral galaxy]] about [[1 E23 m|12.7]] [[light-year|Mly]] away in the [[constellation]] [[Phoenix (constellation)|Phoenix]]. It was discovered on 2 September 1826 by [[Scotland|Scottish]] astronomer [[James Dunlop]].<ref name="selig">{{cite web | url = https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc6.htm#625 | title = New General Catalogue Objects: NGC{{nbsp}}625 | last = Seligman | first = Courtney | website = Celestial Atlas | access-date = 29 August 2024 }}</ref> NGC 625 is a member of the [[Sculptor Group]].<ref name=Cannon>{{Cite journal|last1=Cannon|first1=John M|title=The Recent Evolution of the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC 625 from Hubble Space Telescope Imaging|journal=The Astronomical Journal|volume=126|issue=6|pages=2806–2830|arxiv=astro-ph/0309542|display-authors=etal|year=2003|doi=10.1086/379671|bibcode=2003AJ....126.2806C|s2cid=15136230}}</ref>

NGC 625 has an [[active galactic nucleus]], i.e. a compact region at the center that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that this luminosity is not produced by the stars. <ref>{{cite simbad
 |title=NGC 625
 |access-date= 30 August 2024
}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of NGC objects (1–1000)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{commons category-inline}}
* {{WikiSky}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:NGC 0625}}
[[Category:Barred spiral galaxies|NGC 0625]]
[[Category:Dwarf spiral galaxies|NGC 0625]]
[[Category:Sculptor Group|NGC 0625]]
[[Category:Phoenix (constellation)|NGC 0625]]
[[Category:NGC objects|0625]]
[[Category:Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects|005896]]
[[Category:Magellanic spiral galaxies]]
[[Category:Discoveries by James Dunlop]]
[[Category:MCG objects|-07-04-017]]
[[Category:ESO objects|297-005]]
[[Category:IRAS catalogue objects|01329-4141]]

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