NGC 714 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 01h 53m 29.6s[1] |
Declination | 36° 13′ 17″[1] |
Redshift | 0.014737[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 4418 km/s[1] |
Distance | 190 Mly (57 Mpc)[1] |
Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.10[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | S0/a[1] |
Size | ~110,000 ly (33 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.5 x 0.4[1] |
Other designations | |
MCG 6-5-37, PGC 7009, UGC 1358[1] |
NGC 714 is a lenticular galaxy located 190 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850[3] and is a member of Abell 262.[4][5][6][7][8]