NGC 714
| Galaxy NGC 714 |
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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 53 m 29.6 s |
| declination | + 36 ° 13 ′ 17 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 112 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Abell 262 WBL 54 LGG 35 |
| Redshift | 0.014737 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 4418 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(204 ± 14) · 10 6 ly (62.4 ± 4.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Bindon Blood Stoney |
| Discovery date | October 28, 1850 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 714 • UGC 1358 • PGC 7009 • CGCG 522-047 • MCG + 06-05-037 • 2MASX J01532965 + 3613167 • GC 5197 • GALEX ASC J015329.82 + 361316.5 • LDCE 115 NED024 | |
NGC 714 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Andromeda in the northern sky . It is an estimated 204 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 90,000 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 708 , NGC 709 , NGC 717 .
The object was discovered on October 28, 1850 by Bindon Blood Stoney , an assistant to William Parsons .
Web links
Commons : NGC 714 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 714. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on November 5, 2015 .