NGC 709
Galaxy NGC 709 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 01 h 52 m 50.6 s |
declination | + 36 ° 13 ′ 24 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.2 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Position angle | 135 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Abell 262 WBL 54 LGG 37 |
Redshift | 0.011928 ± 0.000030 |
Radial velocity | 3576 ± 9 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(166 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (50.8 ± 3.6) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Bindon Blood Stoney |
Discovery date | October 28, 1850 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 709 • PGC 6969 • CGCG 522-040 • 2MASX J01525060 + 3613245 • GALEX ASC J015250.81 + 361321.9 • LDCE 115 NED020 |
NGC 709 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is an estimated 166 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across. 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 708 .
The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850 .
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