NGC 1710

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Galaxy
NGC 1710 / IC 2108
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NGC 1710 [1]
NGC 1710
AladinLite
Constellation Hare
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 04 h 57 m 17.07 s
declination -15 ° 17 ′ 20.4 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA0-:  
Brightness  (visual) 13 likes
Brightness  (B-band) 14 likes
Angular expansion 1.3 ′ × 1 ′
Position angle 15 °
Surface brightness 13.4 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.016875 ± 0.000087  
Radial velocity 5059 ± 26 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(220 ± 15)  ·  10 6  ly
(67.6 ± 4.7)  Mpc 
history
discovery Francis Leavenworth
Discovery date November 14, 1885
Catalog names
NGC  1710 • IC  2108 • PGC  16396 • MCG  -03-13-037 • 2MASX  J04571707-1517204 • 2MASS J04571704-1517203 • WISEA J045717.05-151720.3

NGC 1710 = IC 2108 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Lepus north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 220 million light years from the Milky Way and about 85,000 ly in diameter.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 1730 and IC 2104 .

The object was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on November 14, 1885 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e SEDS : NGC 1710
  4. ↑ Seligman