NGC 717

NGC 717
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 717
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 53m 55.1s
Declination36° 13′ 46″
Redshift0.016571
Heliocentric radial velocity4968 km/s
Distance210 Mly (64.4 Mpc)
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)14.86
Characteristics
TypeS0/a
Size~99,000 ly (30.4 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.3 x 0.2
Other designations
MCG 6-5-41, PGC 7033, UGC 1363

NGC 717 is a lenticular galaxy located 210 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850 and is a member of Abell 262.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 717. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. ↑ Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
  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.
  6. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.