Astronomy:NGC 704
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
| 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] |
| Helio 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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 704. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 704. http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc7.htm#704.
- ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/ledacat.cgi?PGC+006953++++++++++++++++++++.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=+NGC+0704&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&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.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+0704.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- NGC 704 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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