NGC 700

NGC 700
2MASS image of NGC 700.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	01h 52m 16.8s[1]
Declination	36° 02′ 12″[1]
Redshift	0.015264[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	4576 km/s[1]
Distance	200 Mly (60 Mpc)[1]
Group or cluster	Abell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)	15.16[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0?[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]

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]

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

See also

• List of NGC objects (1–1000)

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 700 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 700 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

This page was last edited on 24 May 2023, at 16:58