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Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
NGC 709
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 709
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension01 52 50.6
Declination36° 13′ 24″
Redshift0.011928
Heliocentric radial velocity3576 km/s
Distance150 Mly (45 Mpc)
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)15.23
Characteristics
TypeS0
Size~46,000 ly (14 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)0.6 x 0.3
Other designations
PGC 006969

NGC 709 is a lenticular galaxy located 150 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by the Irish engineer and astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on October 28, 1850 and is a member of the galaxy cluster Abell 262.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 709. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. "NGC 709". sim-id. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  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. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.

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