NGC 717

NGC 717
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 717
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01h 53m 55.1s[1]
Declination36° 13′ 46″[1]
Redshift0.016571[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity4968 km/s[1]
Distance210 Mly (64.4 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)14.86[1]
Characteristics
TypeS0/a[1]
Size~99,000 ly (30.4 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)1.3 x 0.2[1]
Other designations
MCG 6-5-41, PGC 7033, UGC 1363[1]

NGC 717 is a lenticular galaxy located 210 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 717. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  2. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  3. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993-07-01). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
  5. ^ Steinicke, Wolfgang (2010-08-19). Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters: From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue. Cambridge University Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-139-49010-8.
  6. ^ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.


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