Astronomy:NGC 717
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Short description: Galaxy in constellation Andromeda
| NGC 717 | |
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 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 717 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 01h 53m 55.1s[1] |
| Declination | 36° 13′ 46″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.016571[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4968 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 210 Mly (64.4 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.86[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0/a[1] |
| Size | ~99,000 ly (30.4 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3 x 0.2[1] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG 6-5-41, PGC 7033, UGC 1363[1] | |
NGC 717 is a lenticular galaxy located 210 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850[3] and is a member of Abell 262.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ↑ 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 717. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ "Your NED Search Results". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+0717&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.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749" (in en-US). https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc7.htm#717.
- ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 100: 47–90. ISSN 0365-0138. Bibcode: 1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/NEDatt?objname=NGC+0717.
External links
- NGC 717 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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