NGC 703

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NGC 703
NGC 703 PanS.jpg
Pan-STARRS image of NGC 703
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 01h 52m 39.6s [1]
Declination 36° 10′ 17″ [1]
Redshift 0.018613 [1]
Helio radial velocity 5580 km/s [1]
Distance 240  Mly (73  Mpc) [1]
Group or cluster Abell 262
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.27 [1]
Characteristics
Type S0^- [1]
Size~82,000  ly (25  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)1.2 x 0.9 [1]
Other designations
CGCG 522-37, MCG 6-5-29, PGC 6957, UGC 1346 [1]

NGC 703 is a lenticular galaxy located 240 million light-years away [2] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1786 [3] and is also a member of Abell 262. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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NGC 703 is classified as a radio galaxy. [8] [9] [10] [11]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 – 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  5. ↑ M., Garcia, A. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II – Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN   0365-0138.
  6. ↑ Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178. arXiv: astro-ph/0001140 . Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN   0004-637X. S2CID   9618325.
  7. ↑ Reddy, Naveen A.; Yun, Min S. (2004). "Radio and Far-Infrared Emission as Tracers of Star Formation and Active Galactic Nuclei in Nearby Cluster Galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 600 (2): 695–715. arXiv: astro-ph/0309649 . Bibcode:2004ApJ...600..695R. doi:10.1086/379871. ISSN   0004-637X. S2CID   15068448.
  8. ↑ "NGC 703". sim-id. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Blanton, Elizabeth L.; Sarazin, Craig L.; McNamara, Brian R.; Clarke, T. E. (2004-09-10). "Chandra Observation of the Central Region of the Cooling Flow Cluster Abell 262: A Radio Source that is a Shadow of its Former Self?". The Astrophysical Journal. 612 (2): 817–824. arXiv: astro-ph/0405425 . Bibcode:2004ApJ...612..817B. doi:10.1086/422677. ISSN   0004-637X. S2CID   2628446.
  11. ↑ Miller, Neal A.; Owen, Frazer N. (2001). "The Radio Galaxy Populations of Nearby Northern Abell Clusters". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 134 (2): 355–384. arXiv: astro-ph/0101114 . Bibcode:2001ApJS..134..355M. doi:10.1086/320857. ISSN   0067-0049. S2CID   119052072.
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