NGC 704
Galaxy NGC 704 |
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NGC 704 & LEDA 197601 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 52 m 37.8 s |
declination | + 36 ° 07 ′ 32 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S? |
Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
Position angle | 90 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Abell 262 WBL 54 LGG 37 |
Redshift | 0.015778 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | 4730 ± 6 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(218 ± 15) x 10 6 ly (66.7 ± 4.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | September 21, 1786 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 704 • UGC 1343 • PGC 6953 • CGCG 522-034 • MCG + 06-05-028 • 2MASX J0152377 + 360737 • GC 420 • H III 563 • USGC U081 NED37 • HOLM 49B |
NGC 704 is a galaxy in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 218 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is considered a member of the Abell 262 galaxy group . Together with LEDA 197601 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 .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on September 21, 1786 .
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