NGC 704 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 01h 52m 37.8s[1] |
Declination | 36° 07′ 32″[1] |
Redshift | 0.015778[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4730 km/s[1] |
Distance | 220 Mly (67 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.1[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E/S0[2] |
Size | ~39,000 ly (12 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 0.1 x 0.6[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 01343, PGC 006953, MCG +06-05-028[1] |
NGC 704 is a lenticular galaxy[3][4] located 220 million light-years away[5] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1786[3] and is also a member of Abell 262.[6][7][8]
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