NGC 705
| Galaxy NGC 705 |
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![from left to right: LEDA 169974, NGC 708, NGC 705 & LEDA 169973 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_708_-_HST-_R814GB435.png)
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| from left to right: LEDA 169974 , NGC 708, NGC 705 & LEDA 169973 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 52 m 41.5 s |
| declination | + 36 ° 08 ′ 38 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 114 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 262 WBL 54 LGG 37 |
| Redshift | 0.015057 ± 0.000040 |
| Radial velocity | 4514 ± 12 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(208 ± 15) · 10 6 ly (63.7 ± 4.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 21, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 705 • UGC 1345 • PGC 6958 • CGCG 522-036 • MCG + 06-05-030 • 2MASX I J0152415 + 360838 • GC 421 • H III 564 • USGC U081 NED40 • HOLM 49D | |
NGC 705 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is an estimated 208 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is considered a member of the Abell 262 galaxy group .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 703 , NGC 704 , NGC 708 , NGC 709 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on September 21, 1786 .
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