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