NGC 704
NGC 704 | |
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![]() Pan-STARRS image of NGC 704 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 01h 52m 37.8s[1] |
Declination | 36° 07′ 32″[1] |
Redshift | 0.015778[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4730 km/s[1] |
Distance | 220 Mly (67 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E/S0[2] |
Size | ~39,000 ly (12 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.1 x 0.6[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 01343, PGC 006953, MCG +06-05-028[1] |
NGC 704 is a lenticular galaxy[3][4] located 220 million light-years away[5] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1786[3] and is also a member of Abell 262.[6][7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 704. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 704. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ M., Garcia, A. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X. S2CID 9618325.
External links
[edit]Media related to NGC 704 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 704 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images