NGC 709 is a lenticular galaxy located 150 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by the Irish engineer and astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850[3] and is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 262.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
| NGC 709 | |
|---|---|
 Pan-STARRS image of NGC 709 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 01h 52m 50.6s[1] |
| Declination | 36° 13′ 24″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.011928[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3576 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 150 Mly (45 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | Abell 262 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.23[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0[1] |
| Size | ~46,000 ly (14 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.6 x 0.3[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 006969[1] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 709. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ "NGC 709". sim-id. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Scodeggio, Marco; Boselli, Alessandro; Gavazzi, Giuseppe; Trinchieri, Ginevra; Garilli, Bianca (1992-08-01). "Multifrequency windows on spiral galaxies. II - The A262 and Cancer clusters". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 94: 299–326. Bibcode:1992A&AS...94..299S. ISSN 0365-0138.
- ^ Butcher, H. R.; Oemler, A. Jr. (1985-04-01). "The evolution of galaxies in clusters. IV - Photometry of 10 low-redshift clusters". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 57: 665–691. Bibcode:1985ApJS...57..665B. doi:10.1086/191022. ISSN 0067-0049.
- ^ Fanti, C.; Fanti, R.; Feretti, L.; Ficarra, A.; Gioia, I. M.; Giovannini, G.; Gregorini, L.; Mantovani, F.; Marano, B. (1982-01-01). "Radio and optical observations of 9 nearby Abell clusters - A262, A347, A569, A576, A779, A1213, A1228, A2162, A2666". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 105: 200–218. Bibcode:1982A&A...105..200F. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ^ Moss, C.; Dickens, R. J. (1977-03-01). "Redshifts of galaxies in the cluster Abell 262, and in the region of the Pisces group /centred on NGC 383/". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 178 (4): 701–715. Bibcode:1977MNRAS.178..701M. doi:10.1093/mnras/178.4.701. ISSN 0035-8711.
External links
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Media related to NGC 709 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 709 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
