NGC 665

{{Sky|1|44|56.10|+|10|25|23}}

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Pisces}}

{{Infobox galaxy

|name=NGC 665

|image=NGC 0665 SDSS.jpg

|caption=A SDSS image of NGC 665

|epoch=J2000

|constellation name=Pisces

|ra={{RA|01|44|56.10}}

|dec={{DEC|+10|25|23}}

|z=0.018079±0.000103

|dist_ly=236 Mly (72.3 Mpc)

|appmag_v=12.2

|type=(R)S0^0

|size=100,000 ly

|size_v=1.8 x 1.0

|notes=Small halo of gas visible at galactic center

|names=UGC 1223, PGC 6415, MCG+02-05-019

}}

NGC 665 is a Lenticular galaxy 236 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.{{Cite web |title=By Name {{!}} NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database |url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+665&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1 |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}} NGC 665 was discovered in 1786 by William Herschel, and is 100,000 light-years across. In the center of NGC 665, a small halo of dust and gas can be seen, indicating some small star-forming regions. NGC 665 is not known to have an active galactic nuclei, as seen in the SDSS image.{{Cite web |title=NGC 665 - Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces {{!}} TheSkyLive.com |url=https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc665-object |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=theskylive.com}}