NGC 704

NGC 704
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 704
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 52m 37.8s
Declination36° 07′ 32″
Redshift0.015778
Heliocentric radial velocity4730 km/s
Distance220 Mly (67 Mpc)
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)14.1
Characteristics
TypeE/S0
Size~39,000 ly (12 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.1 x 0.6
Other designations
UGC 01343, PGC 006953, MCG +06-05-028

NGC 704 is a lenticular galaxy located 220 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1786 and is also a member of Abell 262.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 704. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. ↑ "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 704. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. 1 2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. ↑ "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  5. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  7. ↑ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ 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.