NGC 708
| Galaxy NGC 708 |
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![LEDA 169974, NGC 708, NGC 705 & LEDA 169973 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC_708_-_HST-_R814GB435.png)
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| 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 46.5 s |
| declination | + 36 ° 09 ′ 07 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | cD / E / Sy2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.0 ′ × 2.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 35 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 262 WBL 54 LGG 37 |
| Redshift | 0.016195 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 4855 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(223 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (68.4 ± 4.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 21, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 708 • UGC 1348 • PGC 6962 • CGCG 522-039 • MCG + 06-05-031 • 2MASX J01524648 + 3609065 • GC 427 • H III 565 • h 159 • GALEX ASC J015246.38 + 360906.7 • LDCE 115 NED019 • HOLM 49A | |
NGC 708 is a CD galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E2 in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is an estimated 223 million light years from the Milky Way and about 195,000 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 705 , NGC 709 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on September 21, 1786 .
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