NGC 625

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation of Phoenix}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 625

| image = NGC 625 legacy dr10.jpg

| caption = NGC 625 imaged by the Legacy Surveys Sky Viewer

| epoch = J2000

| type = SB(s)m?{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 625

| url=http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/

| access-date=2006-12-19 }}

| ra = {{RA|01|35|04.6}}

| dec = {{DEC|-41|26|10}}

| dist_ly = 12.7 ± 1.3 Mly (3900 ± 0.4 kpc){{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

}}

| z = 396 ± 1 km/s

| appmag_v = 11.7

| size_v = 5.8{{prime}} × 1.9{{prime}}

| constellation name = Phoenix

| notes =

| names = {{ odlist | PGC= 5896 | name= ESO 297- G 005 | MCG= -07-04-017 | 2MASX= J01350463-4126103 | IRAS= 01329-4141}}

}}

NGC 625 is a dwarf barred spiral galaxy about 12.7 Mly away in the constellation Phoenix. It was discovered on 2 September 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.{{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 }} NGC 625 is a member of the Sculptor Group.{{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}}

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. {{cite simbad

|title=NGC 625

|access-date= 30 August 2024

}}