Astronomy:NGC 709

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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 709
NGC 709 PanS.jpg
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 709
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 01h 52m 50.6s[1]
Declination36° 13′ 24″[1]
Redshift0.011928[1]
Helio radial velocity3576 km/s[1]
Distance150 Mly (45 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)15.23[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0[1]
Size~46,000 ly (14 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.6 x 0.3[1]
Other designations
PGC 006969[1]

NGC 709 is a lenticular galaxy located 150 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by the Irish engineer and astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850[3] and is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 262.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

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 709. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/. 
  2. "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+0709&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. 
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc7.htm#710. 
  4. "NGC 709". http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+++709&NbIdent=query_hlinks&Coord=01+52+50.6349730817%2B36+13+24.240132774&parents=3&submit=parents&siblings=127&hlinksdisplay=h_all. 
  5. Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=wyWjVWYWoO8C&pg=PA309. 
  6. Scodeggio, Marco; Boselli, Alessandro; Gavazzi, Giuseppe; Trinchieri, Ginevra; Garilli, Bianca (1992-08-01). "Multifrequency windows on spiral galaxies. II - The A262 and Cancer clusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 94: 299–326. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode1992A&AS...94..299S. 
  7. Butcher, H. R.; Oemler, A. Jr. (1985-04-01). "The evolution of galaxies in clusters. IV - Photometry of 10 low-redshift clusters". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 57: 665–691. doi:10.1086/191022. ISSN 0067-0049. Bibcode1985ApJS...57..665B. 
  8. 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. Bibcode1982A&A...105..200F. 
  9. Moss, C.; Dickens, R. J. (1977-03-01). "Redshifts of galaxies in the cluster Abell 262, and in the region of the Pisces group /centred on NGC 383/". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 178 (4): 701–715. doi:10.1093/mnras/178.4.701. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode1977MNRAS.178..701M. 

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