PGC 197601

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Galaxy
LEDA / PGC 197601
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NGC 704 & LEDA 197601 [1]
NGC 704 & LEDA 197601
AladinLite
Constellation Andromeda
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 52 m 37.7 s
declination + 36 ° 07 ′ 37 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0  
Brightness  (visual) 14.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 15.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.40 ′ × 0.4 ′
Surface brightness 12.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Abell 262  
Redshift 0.015771 ± 0.000020  
Radial velocity 4728 ± 6 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(217 ± 15)  ·  10 6  ly
(66.6 ± 4.7)  Mpc 
history
Catalog names
NGC  704B  • UGC  01343 N02 • PGC  197601 • CGCG  522-034 N02 • MCG  + 06-05-028 N02 • 2MASX  J01523770 + 3607362 • LDCE 115 NED016

LEDA / PGC 197601 (also NGC 704B ) is a lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 in the constellation Andromeda. It is around 217 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 25,000 light years. The galaxy is considered a member of the Abell 262 galaxy group . Together with NGC 704 , it forms a gravitationally bound galaxy pair.

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 703 , NGC 705 , NGC 708 , NGC 710 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d SEDS : NGC 704B