NGC 709
| Galaxy NGC 709 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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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 |
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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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