NGC 682

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

{{Sky|01|40|04.5754|-|14|58|29.019}}

{{Infobox Galaxy

| name = NGC 682

| image = NGC 682 PanS.jpg

| caption= NGC 682 imaged by Pan-STARRS

| constellation name = Cetus

| epoch = J2000

| type = SA0-{{cite web

| website = NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| publisher = NASA and Caltech

| title = Results for object NGC 0682

| url = https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+0682

| access-date=20 July 2024}}

| ra = {{RA|01|40|04.5754}}

| dec = {{DEC|-14|58|29.019}}

| dist_ly = {{convert|78.73 ± 5.53|Mpc|Mly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}}

| z = 0.018686

| h_radial_v = 5602 ± 19 km/s

| appmag_v = 13.4

| size_v = {{Val|1.4|×|1.1|u=arcminute}}

| size = ~{{convert|32.46|kpc|ly|abbr=on|lk=on|order=flip}} (estimated)

| names = {{odlist | PGC= 6663 | MCG= -03-05-022 | 2MASX= J01490460-1458295}}

}}

NGC 682 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,338 ± 26{{nbsp}}km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 78.7 ± 5.5{{nbsp}}Mpc (~257{{nbsp}}million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 December 1785.{{cite web | url = https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc6a.htm#682 | title = New General Catalogue Objects: NGC{{nbsp}}682 | last = Seligman | first = Courtney | website = Celestial Atlas | access-date = 12 December 2024}}

One supernova has been observed in NGC{{nbsp}}682: SN{{nbsp}}2023xtg (Type Ia, mag.{{nbsp}}18.1) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 14 November 2023.{{cite web | website=Transient Name Server | title=SN{{nbsp}}2023xtg | url=https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023xtg | publisher = IAU | access-date=12 December 2024}}