Astronomy:NGC 703

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 703
NGC 703 PanS.jpg
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 703
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 01h 52m 39.6s[1]
Declination36° 10′ 17″[1]
Redshift0.018613[1]
Helio radial velocity5580 km/s[1]
Distance240 Mly (73 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)14.27[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0^-[1]
Size~82,000 ly (25 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.2 x 0.9[1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-37, MCG 6-5-29, PGC 6957, UGC 1346[1]

NGC 703 is a lenticular galaxy located 240 million light-years away[2] 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.[4][5][6][7]

NGC 703 is classified as a radio galaxy.[8][9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 703. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC%20703&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES. 
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 – 749" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc7.htm#703. 
  4. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+0703. 
  5. ↑ M., Garcia, A. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II – Determination of nearby groups" (in en). Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode: 1993A&AS..100...47G. 
  6. ↑ Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal 543 (1): 178. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 2000ApJ...543..178G. http://stacks.iop.org/0004-637X/543/i=1/a=178. 
  7. ↑ Reddy, Naveen A.; Yun, Min S. (2004). "Radio and Far-Infrared Emission as Tracers of Star Formation and Active Galactic Nuclei in Nearby Cluster Galaxies" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal 600 (2): 695–715. doi:10.1086/379871. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 2004ApJ...600..695R. http://stacks.iop.org/0004-637X/600/i=2/a=695. 
  8. ↑ "NGC 703". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/. 
  9. ↑ Fanti, C.; Fanti, R.; Feretti, L.; Ficarra, A.; Gioia, I. M.; Giovannini, G.; Gregorini, L.; Mantovani, F. et al. (1982-01-01). "Radio and optical observations of 9 nearby Abell clusters – A262, A347, A569, A576, A779, A1213, A1228, A2162, A2666". Astronomy and Astrophysics 105: 200–218. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 1982A&A...105..200F. 
  10. ↑ Blanton, Elizabeth L.; Sarazin, Craig L.; McNamara, Brian R.; Clarke, T. E. (2004-09-10). "Chandra Observation of the Central Region of the Cooling Flow Cluster Abell 262: A Radio Source that is a Shadow of its Former Self?". The Astrophysical Journal 612 (2): 817–824. doi:10.1086/422677. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 2004ApJ...612..817B. 
  11. ↑ Miller, Neal A.; Owen, Frazer N. (2001). "The Radio Galaxy Populations of Nearby Northern Abell Clusters" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 134 (2): 355–384. doi:10.1086/320857. ISSN 0067-0049. Bibcode: 2001ApJS..134..355M. http://stacks.iop.org/0067-0049/134/i=2/a=355. 

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