NGC 688 (also IRAS 01478+3502, MCG 6-5-15, UGC 1302 and PGC 6799) is a magnitude +12.7 barred spiral galaxy located 191 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum.
The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 16th September 1865.
Right Ascension 01h 50m 44.1s, Declination +35° 17' 05"
