NGC 717 | |
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Pan-STARRS image of NGC 717 | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 01 53 55.1 |
Declination | 36° 13′ 46″ |
Redshift | 0.016571 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4968 km/s |
Distance | 210 Mly (64.4 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.86 |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/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
- ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 717. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to NGC 717 at Wikimedia Commons
- NGC 717 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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