NGC 700

NGC 700 is a lenticular galaxy located 200 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. NGC 700 was discovered by astronomer Bindon Stoney on October 28, 1850.[3] It is also a member of Abell 262.[4][5]

NGC 700
2MASS image of NGC 700.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 01h 52m 16.8s[1]
Declination36° 02′ 12″[1]
Redshift0.015264[1]
Helio radial velocity4576 km/s[1]
Distance200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)15.16[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0?[1]
Size~55,000 ly (17 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.9 x 0.7[1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-30, PGC 6928[1]

The galaxy PGC 6924 is often misidentified as NGC 700.[3]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 700. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  5. M., Garcia, A. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
  • Media related to NGC 700 at Wikimedia Commons


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