NGC 704
| Galaxy NGC 704 |
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![NGC 704 & LEDA 197601 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:PanSTARRS_NGC_704.jpg)
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| NGC 704 & LEDA 197601 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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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 |
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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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